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Board determines district cannot afford 13 new buses with 3‑point seat belts
Summary
Using Texas Transportation Code §547.701(e)(1) (as amended by SB 546), the Calallen ISD Board found its budget lacks financial feasibility to buy thirteen buses with 3‑point seat belts; the vote passed 5-1 with Edward Wells dissenting.
The Calallen ISD Board of Trustees voted that the district does not have the financial feasibility in its budget to support purchase of thirteen new school buses equipped with 3‑point seat belts, as contemplated by Texas Transportation Code §547.701(e)(1) following Senate Bill 546. The motion was made by Royce Cameron, seconded by Michael Hatch, and passed 5-1; Edward Wells recorded the lone dissent and Jerry Batek was absent.
The Board’s determination invokes state transportation code language and records the district’s current budgetary constraints as the rationale for declining the purchase. The transcript does not specify an alternate transportation plan or whether phased replacement will be considered; staff follow-up would be required to detail any future procurement or safety mitigation steps.
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