Charles County - Student Bus Transportation Providers - Provider Displacement

HB 1493 requires the Charles County Board of Education to provide written notice and hold a public hearing before displacing a company currently providing student bus transportation in the county. Specifically, the board must send 45-day written notice via first-class mail to affected companies and hold a public hearing with two weeks of newspaper notice. The bill also mandates that the board provide written notice of displacement by registered mail within one year of the hearing, with a minimum 2-year buffer before displacement, unless the board compensates the displaced company for two years of gross receipts or reaches an agreement with them. This bill directly affects student bus transportation providers in Charles County and the county school board.