School bus seat belts.

09LSO-0360.L2

FISCAL NOTE

	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
Anticipated Expenditure Increase:
SCHOOL FOUNDATION FUND	1,200,000	1,200,000	1,200,000

Source of expenditure increase:

Reimbursements to school districts for the cost of seat belts on school buses

Assumptions:

Each year Wyoming purchases approximately 100 school buses of varying sizes.  The most common is a 66 passenger Type C bus with 22 seats in them.  At the present time, a school bus seat equipped with three-point lap/shoulder belts capable of seating three students would cost $550 more than the present seats.  That would result in an additional cost of $12,000 per bus. 

Since the Department of Education reimburses local school districts 100% of the expenditures for school buses, this cost would be reimbursed from the School Foundation Program. With 100 buses purchased each year, the additional cost to the state would be $1,200,000 per year.

Prepared by:   Leeds Pickering/Fred Hansen Phone: 777-7804