S. 3590, The Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2008

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

Detailed Summary

Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the federal share (75%) of costs of purchasing new school buses.

Requires the 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.

Status of the Legislation

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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