The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Clean Fuels Incentive Program (CFIP) has opened and is now accepting applications. This program provides competitive grants for the purchase of new and converted alternative fuel fleet vehicles domiciled and operated in the state of Maryland.
The Maryland Department of the Environment, the Maryland State Department of Education and the Mid-Atlantic Office of the Environmental Protection Agency invite you to the July 19th Maryland Clean School Bus webinar. EPA staff will share information on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Clean School Bus Program and representatives from the Baltimore Gas and Electric will explain the resources and technical assistance that are available to help school districts fund projects to replace their school buses with clean and zero emission buses. Finally, you will hear from two school districts who have firsthand experience operating electric school buses in their fleet. Don’t miss this great opportunity! This meeting will be recorded and the slides/resources will be shared after the webinar.
Faced with a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, some Maryland county executives and school district leaders are pumping more money to increase drivers’ wages, whose average starting salary is $19.45 an hour, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.
That average starting salary is considerably less than any other commercial driver license holder — including those who operate dump trucks or deliver for Amazon or DoorDash — said Erin Appel, who represents Maryland School Bus Contractor Association. She testified about the shortage of school bus drivers before state lawmakers in a virtual briefing on Wednesday.
Faced with a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, some Maryland county executives and school district leaders are pumping more money to increase drivers’ wages, whose average starting salary is $19.45 an hour, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.
That average starting salary is considerably less than any other commercial driver license holder — including those who operate dump trucks or deliver for Amazon or DoorDash — said Erin Appel, who represents Maryland School Bus Contractor Association. She testified about the shortage of school bus drivers before state lawmakers in a virtual briefing on Wednesday.
