The bill would establish a state-funded program to ensure that every TK-12 public school student in California gets transportation to and from school each day
Students missing class, in turn, leads to lower graduation rates.
have shown a marked increase in high school graduation rates among youth who were guaranteed transportation.Skinner's office also touted the environmental advantages of providing buses. Nationally, school bus transportation has the capacity to eliminate 17 million cars on the road and reduce 20 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Transitioning the school bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles, and providing local educational agencies with proper training and resources to manage these fleets, will lead to an even greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, her office said.