Legislation - SB0158

Title: Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
Sponsored by: Senator Ellis
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students who are ineligible for transportation services may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0526 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/10/2025 Legislative Date 10/10/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	10/10/2025	10/10/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools

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