Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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= Instructs LEA's that provide transportation services to a JTED campus to provide the same transportation services to homeschooled children residing within the LEA's boundaries who are enrolled in a JTED course. =Specifies that LEAs are not obligated to change routes or add bus stops to accommodate homeschooled children. = Requires children using the LEA's transportation to comply with bus conduct rules and permits the LEA to exclude children for misconduct. = Directs the LEA to be reimbursed for fuel costs and expenses for adding equipment, staff or routes, except that existing transportation costs may not be included. = Requires the JTED to provide identification information and indemnification required by an LEA for transporting homeschooled children. = Exempts LEAs from the transportation requirement if there insufficient capacity to transport the homeschooled children. |