Section 67 Out-of-District Transportation - Vendor Transparency 2

Said section 5A of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following subsection:-
(b 1/2)(1) Each school district providing required out-of-district transportation pursuant to subsection (b) shall include, in each district's solicitation documents, a breakdown of detailed cost components.
(2) Each vendor shall include detailed cost components in their submissions to school districts for bids or quotes in the competitive procurement process. The detailed cost components shall be included in: (i) the contract between the school district and the vendor; and (ii) all future invoices.
(3) Annually, each school district shall submit the detailed cost components to the department in its report. The department shall analyze the detailed cost components and report to the chairs of the joint committee on education cost trends for out-of-district transportation.