Establishing bus hub requirements for the transportation of students by school districts

This bill requires each school district to establish a bus hub for each school district attendance center for students who are enrolled in the school district but are not otherwise entitled to transportation. Each school district must develop and publish on its internet site an application that a parent or guardian of a student must fill out and submit to the district by August of the current school year if the parent or guardian wishes to request hub transportation for the parent or guardian’s student. The board of directors of the school district may adopt a policy granting the superintendent of the school district authority to approve applications submitted after the deadline established by the bill. Applications shall be approved unless the bus used for transportation to and from the school designated for attendance has insufficient seating capacity or if the school district would need to add another bus for the route. If an application is approved by the district, the district must provide transportation free of charge for the student between the school designated for attendance and the hub to students whose applications have been approved by the school district. The school district shall not be reimbursed for transporting such students.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.