Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-253

GOV 253

Controlling the Costs of Student Transportation

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:- 

"SECTION __. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the operational services division shall, on an annual basis, determine rates for contracted school transportation provided to public K-12 school districts in the commonwealth, taking into account all relevant factors, including but not limited to the costs of fuel, labor,  adjusted by region, vehicle and equipment acquisition, repair, and maintenance, licensing and permitting, and garaging or storage.  In determining said rates, the division shall conduct not less than 3 public hearings in geographically diverse regions of the commonwealth, with at least one such hearing allowing for remote participation, and shall publish a report containing such rates and the method by which they were established, which shall be filed annually with the clerks of the House and Senate not later than July 1."