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HI SR74
Resolution
Status
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Education to increase school bus routes with priority given to routes serving students from low- to moderate-income families.
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Requests the Department of Education hire more school bus drivers, especially on neighbor islands and in rural areas, to address service shortages.
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Notes that COVID-19 reduced the school bus driver workforce by 15 percent and suspended at least 30 statewide school bus routes.
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Identifies that lack of transportation leads to tardiness, absenteeism, and poor educational outcomes, particularly affecting students reliant on free or reduced meal programs.
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Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Interim Superintendent of Education.
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Education To Recognize And Remedy Statewide School Transportation Inequities By Increasing And Prioritizing School Bus Services For Schoolchildren From Low- To Moderate-income Families.
Department of Education
Last Action
The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
3/21/2022