appropriation; rural school bus routes

HB 2894 appropriates $2.88 million from Arizona's state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Department of Transportation. This funding will be distributed to the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG) to conduct a study on rural school bus routes. The bill directly affects rural school districts and transportation planning in northern Arizona by allocating resources for this specific study, with no policy changes or direct impacts beyond the research phase. The study aims to examine current route efficiency and needs in rural areas, though the bill itself does not enact any new transportation rules.