Bill > HB1714

This bill amends the Public School Code of 1949 to add a new restriction on school district transportation policies, specifically prohibiting school districts from authorizing transportation for pupils enrolled in schools located outside of Pennsylvania. The bill maintains existing provisions that allow school districts to provide free transportation for resident pupils to and from kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools within or up to ten miles outside district boundaries, with some exceptions for career and technical schools and special education programs. The bill also preserves the requirement that if public school students are provided transportation, identical transportation must be provided for nonpublic school students. Additionally, the bill reaffirms that school districts may contribute funds to urban mass transportation authorities to assist with operational costs, though these contributions are not reimbursable by the state. The State Board of Education retains its authority to establish regulations governing school pupil transportation, including driver qualifications. The new provision explicitly preventing transportation to out-of-state schools takes effect immediately upon the bill's passage.

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