Amend SB 517 as follows: SECTION 1. On page 2, line 3, add a subsection (f). (f) Any county department of education operating in a county with a population of 2.4 million or more under the authority of Section 11.301 of the Education Code and the former Chapters referenced therein shall be responsible for providing transportation to and from the juvenile justice alternative education program for each student attending the program. Except as otherwise specifically set out in the Education Code, any entity providing transportation services to students admitted to a juvenile justice alternative education program shall be subject to the requirements and duties, and shall have the powers set out in Chapter 34 of the Education Code.