S. 3590 would provide grants for use by rural local educational agencies in purchasing new school buses.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogBus Utility and Safety in to edit the wikiSchool Transportation Opportunity and bePurchasing Act of 2008 - Directs the firstSecretary of Transportation to provide grants, on a detailed summarycompetitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the federal share (75%) of costs of purchasing new school buses.

Requires the bill!)Secretary, in providing such grants, to give priority to rural LEAs that: (1) are transporting students in a bus manufactured before 1977; (2) have a strained fleet of school buses; or (3) serve a school required by law to provide transportation to students to enable them to transfer to another public school served by the rural LEA.

Authorizes the Secretary to use up to 5% of formula grants for non-urbanized areas to carry out this Act.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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== Points in Favor ==

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== Points Against ==

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