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Bynum ISD board hears costs for seat belts under SB546; district says budget cannot accommodate installations
Summary
Superintendent Tony Jurkash told trustees that installing seat belts on older Bluebird buses would cost about $51,000 per bus and that fitting a 2025 bus would void its warranty; the board decided not to fund installations at this time.
Superintendent Tony Jurkash briefed the board on SB546’s requirement to equip buses with seat belts and the estimated costs and warranty consequences for Bynum ISD buses. Jurkash told trustees that equipping the two 2007 Bluebird buses would cost about "$51,000 per bus," and that equipping the 2025 Bluebird bus would void its warranty. Based on those figures and its current budget, the board determined it cannot fund the installations at this time and took no action.
Board members did not move to allocate funds or approve a phased plan during the meeting. The minutes record the superintendent’s cost estimate and the warranty concern as the principal reasons the district declined to proceed; the meeting did not include an alternative financing plan or a timeline for future review.
