HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 10

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Subchapter II, Chapter 80, Title 29 by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8063. Electric School Bus Program.

(a) To improve the health and safety of Delaware children and safeguard the environment, it is the goal of the State of Delaware that 30% of school buses purchased by the State shall be electric vehicles in FY 2030. To this end, the Department of Education’s annual bus purchases must include at least the following percentage of electric-powered school buses in the corresponding year:

FY 2025   5%

FY 2026   10%

FY 2027   15%

FY 2028   20%

FY 2029   25%

FY 2030   30%

(b) The Department of Education shall submit an implementation report regarding the goals set forth in subsection (a) of this section annually on January 31, from 2025 through 2029.

(c) By January 31, 2030, the Department of Education shall submit a report detailing recommendations for future changes in the percentage targets for electric school bus purchases, and other recommendations for reduction of the carbon and environmental impact of the State’s school transportation fleet.

(d) The reports in subsection (b) and (c) of this section shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, the Director of the Division of Research, and the Public Archives.

(e) Implementation of this section is contingent upon the appropriation of sufficient funding.

SYNOPSIS

This Act establishes targets for annual purchase of electric school buses through fiscal year 2030, and requires the Department of Education to submit an annual implementation report through 2029 as well as a comprehensive report in 2030 detailing future recommendations for electric vehicle purchases and other measures to reduce the carbon and environmental impact of the State’s school transportation fleet.