AMENDMENT FOR HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENGROSSED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1144 be amended as follows:
On the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause
and insert:
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Section 1. That § 13-28-45 be amended to read:
13-28-45. The parent or guardian of a student who has been accepted for transfer is responsible
for transporting the student to school in the receiving district without reimbursement. A receiving
school district may enter the district of residence of students accepted for transfer into that school
district to provide transportation to those students. However, the school boards in both the receiving
school district and the resident school district shall annually approve the pick-up locations for those
students within any incorporated municipality. When approving pick-up locations, the school boards
shall base their decisions foremost on student safety. If the school boards cannot reach agreement
on the pick-up locations, the locations shall be determined by the secretary of the Department of
Education elect to provide transportation to the student, provided:
(1) The location designated by the receiving school district as the pick-up site is not within
the limits of an incorporated municipality in the student's school district of residence; or
(2) The location designated by the receiving school district as the pick-up site is within the
limits of an incorporated municipality in the student's school district of residence; and
(a) The board of the receiving school district has requested that the board of the
student's school district of residence approve the intended pick-up site; and
(b) The board of the student's school district of residence has approved the pick-up
site.
For purposes of subdivision (2), if the board of the student's school district of residence fails to
either approve or deny the intended pick-up site within thirty days, the pick-up site is deemed to be
approved. Any approval under this section remains valid until the succeeding June thirtieth.
The provisions of § 13-29-4 do not apply when transporting students enrolled under the
provisions of §§ 13-28-40 to 13-28-47.
The receiving district may charge a reasonable fee if the student elects to use the transportation
services offered by the receiving district.
The provisions of this section regarding the transportation agreements among school districts do
not apply to any school district defined as a sparse school district pursuant to § 13-13-78. "