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Fare Busing Guidelines & Procedures
The Fare Busing service was established as an outreach to offer fee-based bus transportation to students who are not otherwise eligible for regular transportation due to living less than 2 miles from their assigned school. This service is available in limited areas where we have the bus capacity for additional students and is managed on a space available, first come, first served basis. Ten of our schools do not offer Fare Busing. Fare Busing is only available to students attending schools within the student’s Board approved school attendance boundary. Busing is not available for students who request a transfer to a school that is not in their attendance boundary as explained in the transfer guidelines.
Applications for Fare Busing do not carry forward from one school year to the next. You must re-apply each year for each student. Applications for the following school year may be submitted beginning in January of the current school year.
Once approved, the fee for Fare Busing is $500.00 per year per student and is payable before riding. If payment is not received when due, we will cancel the application within five days, resulting in the need for a new application to be submitted, which may affect the placement status of the student.
Please Note:
- Our department does not send reminders for you to pay.
- The driver may not accept payment for the Fare Busing Program.
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Student Assignments
Fare Busing students will be assigned to existing stops on bus routes as space and time allows. The availability of seats varies with each route and each school year.
Student Expectations
Students in the Fare Busing Program must follow the same safety rules and are subject to the same disciplinary steps as other students.
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- Submit your online application on-line.
- Allow our staff at least 5 business days to process your application and determine whether you are eligible and if we are able to accommodate your request. Although we will make every attempt to establish bus service in time for the first day of school, in some cases we must delay placement for up to 2 weeks to determine the eligible student load on the bus in your area.
- We will call you when the process is complete. If we confirm that we can accommodate your student in the program, you will be required to make your yearly payment of $500 to initiate the service. The preferred method of payment is through the electronic payment.
- Please do not make a payment until the process is completed and you are notified by the Fare Busing office to do so.
Once payment has been made, you must monitor your payment account at www.studentquickpay.com/pisd for your bus information. Cash is not accepted in our office. You may choose to deliver a money order or personal check to the Transportation Services Fare Busing office located at:
600 Seabrook Dr
Plano, TX 75023
Office hours: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Submit your online application on-line.
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Need to cancel Fare Busing?
- Any cancellation of service must be submitted in writing to our office.
- Cancellation of Service MUST be received on or before the 10th of the month in order to be eligible for a prorated refund.
- Any cancellation of service must be submitted in writing to our office.
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- Delinquent fees must be paid before service will be reinstated.
- Delinquent payments cannot be made through online; you must come to the Transportation Services Office to resolve these issues.
- Delinquent fees must be paid before service will be reinstated.
