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Under current law, charter schools are not eligible to receive state transportation funding. This bill sets July 1, 2028 as the date when charter schools become eligible for state transportation funding on the same basis as traditional school districts, subject to legislative appropriation and rules adopted by the State Board of Education. In the meantime, the State Board of Education must study how charter school transportation funding could work — examining projected costs, different funding models, impacts on existing school district transportation budgets, and equity considerations for rural and urban schools — and report findings to the Legislature before November 2027. The reporting requirements and the current exclusion of charter schools from transportation funding both expire in 2028, when the new eligibility takes effect.