Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 327 § 327.033 — (2)(c);

(2)(c); (B) Any financial support provided by a local transit district according to ORS 184.758 will be used prior to the school district incurring additional expenses; and (C) The school district conducted a good faith effort to hire, train and retain drivers of school buses in a manner that included competitive wages and hiring practices consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements. (5) The State Board of Education may approve a supplemental plan or a waiver request to use alternative transportation and to provide reimbursement for costs incurred in providing alternative transportation only when: (a) The projected approved transportation costs under subsection (4)(a)(B) of this section are the same as or less than the projected transportation costs under subsection (4)(a)(A) of this section; or (b) The applying school district adequately demonstrates that any expenses incurred in excess of subsection (4)(a)(A) of this section that are attributable to alternative transportation will be paid with funds other than the transportation grant from the State School Fund. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, a school district may request a waiver that includes alternative transportation without providing the additional information required under subsection (4) of this section if the school district does not seek reimbursement for costs incurred in providing the alternative transportation. (7) When the State Board of Education approves a supplemental plan or waiver request to use alternative transportation and provides reimbursement for costs incurred in providing alternative transportation, the approved supplemental plan or waiver shall be effective for two years from the date of approval. (8) Notwithstanding subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, a school district that, prior to January 1, 2024, had been receiving reimbursement for costs incurred in providing transit passes under a supplemental plan or a waiver shall continue to receive reimbursement under the terms and conditions the school district was receiving reimbursement prior to January 1, 2024, unless the State Board of Education and the school district agree otherwise. (9) Nothing in this section prevents a school district from providing alternative transportation in addition to otherwise required transportation when no reimbursement is sought for costs incurred in providing the alternative transportation. [1991 c.780 §7; 2023 c.524 §2]