HI HB683

Establishes permanent student transportation coordinator positions within the Department of Education, with one coordinator assigned to each of Hawaii's four counties

Appropriates an unspecified sum from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund these positions (dollar amounts left blank in bill)

Addresses chronic school bus driver shortages that resulted in 87 unfilled driver positions and 175 driver vacancies during the 2024-2025 school year

Responds to the Department of Education's suspension of 108 bus routes in August 2024 affecting middle and high school students in central Oahu and students on the east side of Hawaii Island

Effective date set to July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating further amendments expected)