Transportation Code, §201.614 directs the Texas Department of Transportation to establish the Safe Routes to School Program. The overall purpose of this program is to improve safety in and around school areas. Candidate projects for the Safe Routes to School Program may be awarded funding received by the department under the Federal Hazard Elimination Program (23 U.S.C. §152). The Safe Routes to School Program is a competitive construction program funded through federal safety construction funds and local contributions. The sections under this subchapter prescribe the policies and procedures for the implementation of the program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.500 adopted to be effective December 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 9917.