LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools parents can begin signing up this week for stipends if they lost bus transportation this year.
Qualified parents will receive notice this week with step-by-step instructions on how to sign up, the district said. The stipends are eligible for families that lost transportation this year and chose to transport their own kids to school.
Families will be eligible for $5 a day, or $10 if that student qualifies for free/reduced lunch. It's also based off attendance and will be tied to Infinite Campus. Payments will begin to roll out Sept. 9. Payments for August will be completed later in September.
JCPS said only one adult per student will be eligible to receive the stipend. If a student has two people transporting them, it must be worked out amongst the adults how to split the stipend. If an adult is transferring two students to two different schools, they will be eligible to receive a stipend per child. If two students attend the same school, they will only receive one stipend payment.
For example, a parent eligible to receive $5 a day, could receive $10 if the parent is taking two students to separate schools. If the same parent transports two students to the same school, they will be eligible for $5 a day.
If bus transportation is restored, families will be asked if they prefer to ride to school on a bus or the stipend. Families will not be able to receive both transportation and the stipend.
JCPS reminded families that stipends qualify as taxable income.
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