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AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying reimbursement
of district school bus purchases as included in the
transportation adjustment to the cost-based block grant
amount; establishing a process for consolidated acquisition
of transportation vehicles; imposing duties upon the state
department of education; establishing the pupil
transportation committee to serve in an advisory capacity
to the department; prescribing transitional provisions and
imposing a limited moratorium upon vehicle acquisition;
providing an appropriation and authorizing an additional
position; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 21-13-320(b)(intro), (c)(intro), (f)
and by creating new subsections (g) and (h) is amended to
read:

21-13-320.

Student transportation; adjustment to
school foundation program formula for transportation
maintenance and operations expenditures and school bus
purchases; district reporting requirements; pupil
transportation committee.

(b) The amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iii)
for each district shall be reduced by the total statewide
expenditure for transportation, including capital outlay
for school buses, per ADM during the 1996-1997 school year.
Subject to subsection (e) of this section, there shall be
an addition to the amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(p)
for each school district equal to
the assigned percentage
of the base price amount for bus purchase and lease payment
expenditures made by the district during the previous
school year pursuant to subsection (g) of this section,
one
hundred percent (100%) of the amount actually expended by



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the district during the previous school year under
subsection (c) of this section
,
and for:

(c) In addition to subsection (b) of this section and
for buses purchased or leased before April 1, 2002,
subject
to state standards and department rule and regulation, the
transportation adjustment under this section for each
district shall include one hundred percent (100%) of the
expenditure for the purchase or lease of school buses and
other vehicles used primarily for the purpose of
transporting students to and from school and to and from
school activities. Amounts included within the adjustment
under this subsection shall be subject to the following:

(f) The department of education shall adopt necessary
rules and regulations to implement and enforce state
standards established under this section and to administer
this section. In addition,
the department shall, in
accordance with procedures prescribed by department rule
and regulation, establish a base price for each school bus
type or other student transportation vehicle type for the
applicable fiscal period that complies with minimum state
standards for vehicle specifications and equipment. The
department shall also establish a process including
competitive bidding which guarantees the acquisition of
school buses and other student transportation vehicles
approved for reimbursement and complying with state minimum
standards and district fleet size restrictions at the
established base price for the applicable fiscal year. In
addition and for purposes of reimbursement under subsection
(g) of this section, the department shall in consultation
with the pupil transportation committee, establish a
minimum, average and optimal replacement schedule for each
school bus type or other student transportation vehicle
type. School
districts shall
notify the department of
school bus and other student transportation vehicle needs



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and requirements for the appropriate fiscal year in the
manner and within the times prescribed by department rule
and regulation, and shall
report expenditures, purchases
and lease arrangements for the applicable reporting period
,
including vehicles replaced by purchases and leases,
as
required by department rule and regulation. The department
shall annually review and conduct audits as necessary of
information submitted under this section. As authorized
under W.S. 21-13-307(b), the department may correct the
information reported by districts under this section as
necessary to fairly and accurately reflect the data type,
classification and format required to administer this
section in accordance with law and department rules and
regulations.

(g) In addition to subsection (b) of this section and
for buses purchased or leased on or after July 1, 2002, the
transportation adjustment for each district under this
section shall include an amount computed under this
subsection for the purchase or lease of school buses and
other vehicles used primarily for the transportation of
students to and from school and to and from school
activities. Computations of amounts reimbursed under this
subsection shall be based upon the base price established
by the department under subsection (f) of this section for
the student transportation vehicle type. Amounts included
within the adjustment under this subsection shall be
subject to the following:

(i) Buses and other vehicles used primarily for
student transportation, for which reimbursement is
authorized, shall meet state minimum standards for vehicle
specifications and equipment and shall be subject to
vehicle replacement schedules specified by department rule
and regulation;




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(ii)

The number of buses and other student
transportation vehicles comprising a district's fleet shall
comply with fleet size standards established by the
department in accordance with paragraph (c)(ii) of this
section, unless otherwise waived by the department for the
provision of safe and efficient student transportation
services;
(iii)

The replacement schedule established by
the department under subsection (f) of this section for the
bus or other student transportation vehicle being replaced
by the authorized purchase or lease shall be assigned the
following percentages for purposes of computing the
adjustment amount under paragraph (g)(v) of this section:

(A)

Eighty percent (80%) for a minimum
replacement schedule;

(B)

Ninety percent (90%) for an average
replacement schedule; and

(C)

One hundred percent (100%) for an
optimal replacement schedule.

(iv) Paragraph (g)(iii) of this section shall
not apply to the purchase or lease of a bus or other
student transportation vehicle authorized under this
section which expands a district's vehicle fleet and does
not replace an existing vehicle, in which case the purchase
or lease shall be reimbursed under paragraph (g)(v) of this
section at one hundred percent (100%) of the base price;

(v) The adjustment for the purchase or lease of
buses and other student transportation vehicles authorized
under this subsection shall be equal to:




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(A)

One-fifth (1/5) of the base price
established under subsection (f) of this section for each
purchased school bus or other purchased student
transportation vehicle for which reimbursement is
authorized and which is made by the district during the
preceding five (5) years, multiplied by the percentage
assigned to the bus or other vehicle being replaced by the
purchase as provided under paragraph (g)(iii) of this
section. For purposes of this subparagraph, any purchase
made during the period beginning April 1, 2002, and ending
June 30, 2002, shall not be included;

(B)

The base price established under
subsection (f) of this section for lease payments for each
school bus or other student transportation vehicle for
which reimbursement is authorized and which is made by the
district during the prior school year, multiplied by the
percentage assigned to the bus or other vehicle being
replaced by the leased vehicle as provided by paragraph
(g)(iii) of this section, plus the annual interest charges
imposed under the lease arrangement. For purposes of this
subparagraph, any lease arrangement entered into during the
period commencing April 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2002,
shall not be included.

(h) As used in this section:

(i) "Lease" means a lease-purchase arrangement
entered into by a school district, after a competitive
quote or bidding process, for the acquisition and use of a
student transportation vehicle approved for reimbursement
under this section;

(ii) "Pupil transportation committee" means an
advisory committee comprised of school district business
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