New MexicoBill would set aside $3 million for rural activity buses
New Mexico’s Public Education Department would receive $3 million for fiscal year 2027 grants to help small rural school districts buy buses for student activities.
What it does
Small rural school districts could receive bus-buying grants from $3 million in state general fund money for fiscal year 2027. Unspent money would return to the general fund.
Argument forThe grants could help small rural school districts afford buses to take students to school activities.
Argument againstReturning unused money at year’s end could leave districts without this funding if their bus purchases take longer than expected.
More detail
New Mexico’s Public Education Department would receive $3 million from the state general fund to award grants for bus purchases. The grants would go to small rural school districts to buy buses for student activities. Any money left unspent at the end of fiscal year 2027 would return to the state general fund. The Public Education Department could spend the money during fiscal year 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Jan 30Sent to House Education Committee & House Appropriations & Finance CommitteeIntroduced
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