S. 1828 requires each state to designate a coordinator for its safe routes to school program, establishing a single point of contact to manage these initiatives. The coordinator can be an existing state employee and must have their contact information posted on the state's transportation department website. States have 180 days to fill any vacant coordinator position. The bill limits the coordinator's duties to those specifically authorized by Congress and allows states to use existing federal transportation funding to pay the coordinator's salary, meaning no new federal money is required. This legislation applies to all 50 states and aims to streamline communication and oversight of safe routes to school programs nationwide.
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