ESSB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.

What this bill does

Increases the lifespan used to calculate school bus depreciation payments from 8 to 10 years for smaller buses and 13 to 15 years for larger buses. Removes federal grants and rebates used for bus purchases from school bus depreciation payment calculations. Reduces the combined maximum enrollment for students participating in running start from 1.4 to 1.2 full-time equivalents. Limits funding for the Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) Program to the amount specified in the omnibus

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Floor votes

• House: 2637 Rude Pg 2 Ln 28 · March 11, 2026
  45 yea · 52 nay · 1 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 11, 2026
  50 yea · 47 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2026
  25 yea · 24 nay
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 12, 2026
  26 yea · 23 nay

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Other bills sponsored by Wellman

• SB 5188: Concerning broadband infrastructure repair loans.
• SB 5189: Supporting the implementation of competency-based education.
• ESB 5235: Repealing and reorganizing outdated statutes concerning public schools.
• SSB 5240: Concerning anaphylaxis medications in schools.
• SSB 5282: Reestablishing the advisory board for the missing and exploited children task force.