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title: "PPS Superintendent letter to House Education Committee re HB 3014 (Feb 22, 2023)"
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# PPS Superintendent letter to House Education Committee re HB 3014 (Feb 22, 2023)

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PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
                                                                  Government Relations

February 22, 2023

Chair Neron, Vice-Chairs Hudson and Wright, and members of the House Education Committee:

As Superintendent of Oregon’s largest district, Portland Public Schools (PPS), I write to lend our
support for HB 3014 and to advocate for additional resources for school districts to provide
multimodal forms of transportation.

PPS supports the aims of this legislation to create opportunities for students to walk, bike, or
roll to school safely. These modes of active transportation connect our community, encourage
youth to engage in fun and healthy activities, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

It has been a joy for PPS, and for our city, to witness the excitement and sense of community at
the heart of the Alameda bike bus. We commend Coach Balto and the team of teachers,
parents, volunteers, who have shown up to get students safely to school in a fun and active
environment.

At PPS, we work with a diverse community of parents, students, and organizations to advocate
for and promote the use of active and shared transportation to and from schools throughout
the Portland area. Our partnership with Tri-Met allows students to access public transit services
throughout the school year while acquiring lifetime transit ridership skills. Through our work
with PBOT, we are improving local infrastructure to ensure students have safe routes to school.

While we support the aims of this policy, we remain bound by our statutory requirements to
provide transportation for elementary students who reside more than one mile from school and
for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles as well as students on
supplemental plans. It is important that school districts like ours have enough resources to
provide bus services, safe transportation services for students with disabilities, and supports for
students who walk or bike to school.

As the state considers expanding opportunities for students to use active transportation to get
to school, PPS urges the Legislature to explore more ways to fund this critical initiative.
Removing the limitation on reimbursement funds for applicable student transportation options
                                                            PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
                                                                 Government Relations
and allowing additional funding is one way the state could ensure school districts’ have the
adequate resources to fully support a multitude of ways for students to get to school safely.

Increasing active transportation benefits students, families, and the community. PPS supports
the goals of HB 3014 and urges the Legislature to invest even more in multimodal forms of
transportation.

Sincerely,



Guadalupe Guerrero
Superintendent
Portland Public Schools
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