Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-2-1-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 290-2-1-.03 - Annual Apportionment Of Transportation Funds

(1) Calculations for the average daily number of transported pupils shall include only the transportation of children who live two miles or more from a school center; provided, however, that the transportation of disabled pupils living any distance from a school shall be included if transported at public expense.

(a) The State Superintendent shall have the authority to exclude the number of children transported to school centers which are unapproved by surveys conducted by the State Department of Education.

(b) The State Superintendent shall have the authority to exclude the number of children transported on dangerous vehicles.

(c) If a survey shows that the reported number of children transported by a local board exceeds the number of children living two miles or more from school centers approved by survey, the State Superintendent shall have the authority to reduce proportionately the number of transported pupils reported by that local board to the transportation saturation point as determined by survey.

(d) The State Superintendent shall have the authority to waive the two mile limit upon petition by the local board to protect the safety of the children.

(e) The count of transported pupils for any year shall be based upon reports of transported pupils for the previous year, subject to the provisions of these regulations.

(2)Calculation of Operating Allocation. The operating allocation for transportation shall be calculated as follows:

(a) Local boards must report transportation data to the State Department of Education on an annual basis. Data reported shall include route number, bus number, chassis model year, type route, number of students transported one way, loaded miles one way, and system number if transporting for another system.

(b) The operating cost per local board is determined from the financial statement non-salary operating cost, route reports for fuel calculations, eligible buses and staffing requirements; personnel reports for salaries and benefits, and full-time transportation counts for PEEHIP calculations.

(3)Calculation of Fleet Renewal Allocation. Fleet renewal allocations are based on a 10 year depreciation schedule. Buses used on daily qualify for fleet renewal. New buses ordered on bids awarded before November 1 will be counted towards the fleet renewal allocation.

(4)The Annual Transportation Allowance. The total transportation allocation for each local board is the sum of the operating allocation and the fleet renewal allocation. The amount of the annual transportation allowance resulting from the depreciation of school buses shall be set aside for fleet renewal for new bus purchases or for servicing a debt resulting from new bus purchases. Debt obligations for bus purchases must be approved by the State Superintendent if the school system does not have a one-month general fund balance. Fleet renewal funds may not be used for operating cost and may be carried over to future years.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-2-1-.03

New May 25, 1982. Repealed: Filed September 13, 1994; effective October 18, 1994. New Rule: Filed November 16, 1995; effective December 21, 1995. Amended: Filed September 13, 1996; effective October 18, 1996. Amended: Filed December 17, 1997; effective January 21, 1998. Amended: Filed September 10, 1998; effective October 15, 1998. Amended: Filed November 18, 1999; effective December 23, 1999. Amended: Filed December 14, 2000; effective January 18, 2001. Amended: Filed November 8, 2001; effective December 13, 2001. Amended: Filed September 12, 2002; effective October 17, 2002. Amended: Filed January 8, 2004; effective February 12, 2004. Amended: Filed September 9, 2004; effective October 14, 2004. Amended: Filed November 10, 2005; effective December 15, 2005. Amended: Filed November 9, 2006; effective December 14, 2006. Amended: Filed November 13, 2008; effective December 18, 2008. Amended: Filed November 22, 2010; effective December 27, 2010.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2017, eff. 11/27/2017.

Author: Ed Richardson

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-13-50etseq.; Ala. Acts 95-313 and 95-314.