The Louisiana House has put the brakes on a bill requiring all public school buses to have heating and air conditioning by 2032. The proposal would also mandate all buses bought after August 1st would be equipped with heat and air. Amite Representative Robby Carter doesn’t see how anyone would vote against a safety measure.
“We need to make sure that we don’t have buses that have a 100-degree temperatures in them while a kid may sit on it as long as two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon,” Carter said.
But Republicans fought against the bill over concerns that it’s an unfunded mandate for local school systems. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment.
“Let the locals spend their money as they see fit. Nobody cares more about their own kids than the people who live in that district. I don’t like this bill, please vote against it. Thank you,” Firment said.
The bill failed on a 57-42 vote. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson was one of the no “votes.”
“I appreciate the spirit. I’m just concerned about the unfunded mandate on our local schools,” Johnson said.
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