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HB 2341: homeschooled children; school buses; JTEDs

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Bowers, LD 25

BILL STATUS: Education

 

Legend: JTED – Joint Technical Education District LEA – Local Education Agency Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to JTED transportation for homeschooled children.

Provisions

1.       Instructs LEA's that provide transportation services to a JTED campus to provide the same transportation services to homeschooled children residing within the LEA's boundaries who are enrolled in a JTED course.

2.       Specifies that LEAs are not obligated to change routes or add bus stops to accommodate homeschooled children.

3.       Requires children using the LEA's transportation to comply with bus conduct rules and permits the LEA to exclude children for misconduct.

4.       Directs the LEA to be reimbursed for fuel costs and expenses for adding equipment, staff or routes, except that existing transportation costs may not be included.

5.       Requires the JTED to provide identification information and indemnification required by an LEA for transporting homeschooled children.

6.       Exempts LEAs from the transportation requirement if there insufficient capacity to transport the homeschooled children.

Current Law

Any agreement between a JTED and a school district or charter school is required to be in the form of an intergovernmental agreement or written contract.  Included in the contract must be financial provisions, the format for billing, transportation services that will be provided and the manner in which financial services will be paid. (A.R.S. § 15-393)

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2341

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Education

 

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