The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Clean Bus Program granted RRISD a grant totaling $239,258 to retrofit 68 school buses. The daily routes to and from school with the updated technology should improve the air quality for the school children and the bus drivers.
Congratulations RRISD for jumping on the band wagon and claiming a piece of this grant offered. The application deadline is extended to Dec.15, 2008!
33 percent of the school buses in local fleets are more than 10 years old according to the Texas Education Agency. A total of 8 million has been set aside for a first-come, first-served basis in 2009 for school districts.
For more information on this program email cleanbus@tceq.state.tx.us or go to:
http://wwwtexascleanschoolbus.org
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