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Board finds budget does not permit immediate retrofitting of buses with three-point seatbelts; authorizes TEA report
Summary
Under Texas Transportation Code requirements, trustees determined the district budget does not permit retrofitting all buses with three-point seatbelts and authorized the superintendent to submit the required SB546 report and cost estimate to TEA.
Board members reviewed statutory reporting obligations under Transportation Code and a potential SB546 requirement to consider retrofitting buses with three-point seatbelts. Superintendent and staff explained that the district's current budget does not permit immediate retrofitting of the fleet; trustees moved to adopt a formal determination to that effect and authorized the superintendent to submit the required report and cost estimate to TEA.
Trustees discussed that future bus purchases could include seatbelts on new vehicles, and noted the report is an administrative requirement that records the district's financial analysis and plans. The motion carried by voice vote in the public meeting; staff said they would prepare and submit the SB546 documentation to TEA.
