ESHB 1248 — Concerning pupil transportation.

What this bill does

Requires school districts to report transportation expenditures monthly for students that are homeless, in foster care, or receiving special education, beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Replaces pupil transportation funding formulas with a new formula based on per-pupil and per-mile rates, and reimbursement of reported special passenger costs beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Pubilc Instruction to provide the 2022-23 allocation increased for inflation if greater than the new formula. Requires that school district contracts for pupil transportation services must include sufficient funds to provide employees of the contracting employer with health benefits and pension contributions equivalent to those of school district classified employees. Provides one-time supplemental allocations to districts that experience higher costs because of the new contract requirements.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 2024
  57 yea · 39 nay · 2 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 2024
  57 yea · 37 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 29, 2024
  28 yea · 21 nay

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