Ohio HB545 establishes a program to distribute bus purchasing grants to school districts for replacing old buses and revises transportation payment.

Ohio HB545, the School Busing Improvement Act, creates a program to distribute bus purchasing grants of at least $45,000 to city, local, and exempted village school districts for replacing the oldest and highest mileage buses. It revises the method for calculating transportation payments to school districts, including adjustments based on rider density and efficiency. The act also mandates that school districts report qualifying ridership and other data to the Department of Education and Workforce.

Ohio HB545 establishes a program to distribute bus purchasing grants to school districts for replacing old buses and revises transportation payment.

Ohio HB545, the School Busing Improvement Act, creates a program to distribute bus purchasing grants of at least $45,000 to city, local, and exempted village school districts for replacing the oldest and highest mileage buses. It revises the method for calculating transportation payments to school districts, including adjustments based on rider density and efficiency. The act also mandates that school districts report qualifying ridership and other data to the Department of Education and Workforce.