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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorizes EPA to offer rebates to replace existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models to reduce harmful emissions from older, dirtier buses. EPA announced on September 29, 2022 it would nearly double the funding awarded for clean school buses this year following high demand from school districts across the United States that applied for the 2022 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created a historic $5 billion investment for low- and zero-emission school buses over the next five years.
Due to the vast amount of information, emails and updates generated by EPA, we ask if you are interested in a rebate or grant to purchase an electric bus, please sign up for the EPA email list. Please follow this link to sign up. Signup Form
School buses are the largest form of public transportation in the United States. Every day, 480,000 of them carry up to half of America’s children to school and back. Currently, fewer than 1% of the nation’s school buses are powered by electricity, but with advances in electric bus technology, growing understanding of the benefits of electrification, and now a fresh influx of federal money through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, electric school buses are becoming an increasingly viable option for some school districts.
Below is a list of some additional resources available in addition to those availbe from school bus manufacturers:
EPA Clean School Bus Program
Sign Up to Stay in Touch About Clean School Bus Program Funding
KSDE Electric School Bus Inspection Forms
US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center
World Resources Institute Electric School Bus Initiative
Evergy Energy Solutions Julie Dietrich, Electrification Program Manager 816-652-1153 julie.dietrich@evergy.com
Kaitlyn Sampson Air and Radiation Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd Lenexa Kansas 66219 Sampson.Kaitlyn@epa.gov
NTSB Video provides a summary chronicling the increasing dangers posed by EVs to firefighters and other emergency response personnel regarding Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles and the Safety Risks to Emergency Responders
National Fire Protection Association Information and knowledge resource on fire, electrical and related hazards for electric vehicles
Inspecting High-Voltage Electric-Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration), in partnership with CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance), has developed a training course on inspecting high-voltage electric drive commercial motor vehicle.
School Transportation Unit Keith Dreiling, State Director 785-296-4567 785-296-6659 (fax) kdreiling@ksde.org
School Transportation Public Service Administrator Dennis Tate 785-296-4545 dtate@ksde.org
School Transportation Public Service Administrator Melissa Ostermeyer 785-296-5659 mostermeyer@ksde.org
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.org or by 785-296-3201.