HB 1140

Abstract

Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; establishment.Establishes the Clean School Bus Grant Fund and requires theDepartment of Education to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Programfor the purpose of (i) awarding grants from the Fund on a competitivebasis to school boards for (a) the complete replacement of existingdiesel school buses with electric school buses no later than 2030,(b) the implementation of recharging infrastructure or other infrastructureneeded to charge or maintain such electric school buses, and (c)workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging,and operation of such electric school buses and (ii) developing educationoutreach to promote the Program. The bill contains provisions relatingto grant applications, priority, awards, and uses. The bill requiresthe Department of Education to make available to the public and annuallyreport to the General Assembly certain information relating to the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.