Section 327.043 - [Operative 7/1/2024] When district required to provide transportation; supplemental plans and waivers(1) A school district is required to provide transportation for elementary students who reside more than one mile from school and for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school. A district is also required to provide transportation for any student identified in a supplemental plan approved by the State Board of Education.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education may waive the requirement to provide transportation for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school. A district must present to the board a plan providing or identifying suitable and sufficient alternate modes of transporting secondary school students.Amended by 2023 Ch. 524,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2024, op. 7/1/2024. The amendments to 327.043 by section 2, chapter 524, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024, and apply to approved transportation costs incurred on or after July 1, 2024. See section 3, chapter 524, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user's convenience.
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