Garfield Re-2 Policies

(Transportation Fee)

The district may impose and collect a fee for the payment of excess transportation costs by adoption of a Board resolution in accordance with state law.  Prior to the adoption of such Board resolution, the Board shall hold a public meeting to solicit and consider recommendations from, at a minimum, the school district accountability committee or its equivalent: teachers, parents, students, and any statewide or local organization that represents parents, students, and teachers within the district.  The recommendations shall pertain to whether the Board should impose a transportation fee and to the proposed transportation fee schedule.  Public notice of this meeting shall be provided at least 30 days prior to the meeting.

At a meeting held subsequent to the meeting at which the Board hears public comments and recommendations, the Board may adopt a transportation fee schedule and Board resolution to impose such a fee.  In imposing any transportation fee, the district shall ensure that only those students who use the district’s transportation services shall be required to pay the fee.

Prior to imposing any transportation fee on students enrolled in any district charter school, the district shall consult with the student’s parents.  The full amount of any transportation fee charged shall be used to offset the costs of providing district transportation services to these district charter school students.

Approved: March 2004

Reviewed:    January 9, 2018

Garfield School District No. Re-2, Rifle, Colorado