The General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1546 mandates that the Commissioner of Education conduct a study and report on the costs associated with transporting children to school. Specifically, the report, which is due by February 1, 2026, will detail the transportation costs for special education students as well as for all students across various school districts. This initiative aims to provide a clearer understanding of the financial implications of school transportation.
The bill introduces new legal language that establishes the requirement for this report, marked as Section 1 from passage New section. There are no deletions from current law in this bill, as indicated by the absence of any text marked for deletion. The overall purpose of the bill is to enhance transparency and inform future decisions regarding education funding and transportation logistics.