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MPISD trustees unanimously decide retrofitting buses for SB 546 is cost-prohibitive
Summary
After a report and handout from the superintendent, the board voted 7-0 to determine the district is unable to retrofit its existing bus fleet with three-point seatbelts to meet SB 546 requirements, citing prohibitive costs.
Superintendent Judd Marshall presented a verbal report and distributed a handout about the cost to retrofit Mount Pleasant ISD's existing bus fleet with three-point seatbelts to comply with Senate Bill 546. Following the report, the board considered a motion to determine the district unable to retrofit the fleet due to the cost being prohibitive.
The motion to make that determination was moved by Luke Anderson and seconded by Sandy Bible and passed unanimously, 7-0. The board did not adopt a retrofit plan or set a dollar threshold during the meeting; materials provided to trustees were referenced in the discussion but no dollar estimate was recorded in the minutes.
