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Kaufman ISD board declines to retrofit buses with three-point seat belts, adopts resolution
Summary
The board voted 6–0 to receive the required Transportation Code seat-belt report and to decide not to retrofit existing buses with three-point seat belts at this time, directing administration to file the report with TEA.
The Kaufman ISD Board of Trustees on April 13, 2026, voted 6–0 to receive the district's Transportation Code seat-belt report and to determine that the district will not retrofit existing buses with three-point seat belts at this time. Casey Townsend read the suggested motion; Byron Gregg seconded it.
The motion also directed administration to adopt a resolution reflecting that decision and to submit the required report to the Texas Education Agency in accordance with Transportation Code §547.501(f). The vote was recorded with six trustees in favor and one trustee absent.
Minutes do not include fiscal estimates, engineering assessments, or a timetable for revisiting the retrofit decision; the board's action was procedural compliance with state reporting requirements rather than an immediate engineering or procurement directive.
