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House approves sending constitutional amendment on St. George school system to voters
Summary
The House voted to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot that would allow the newly incorporated City of St. George to form an independent school district; debate centered on funding, which students would attend which schools and whether statutory details should be resolved before a public vote.
The Louisiana House voted to send Senate Bill 25, a joint resolution to amend the state Constitution to allow the City of St. George to create and operate its own independent school district, to the ballot, with the measure passing on final passage by recorded machine vote (70 ayes, 23 nays).
Supporters said the measure is a final step in a long process that began with incorporation of the city and follows companion statutory language passed separately. "What this bill does is it proposes the constitutional amendment that allows the new, incorporated city of Saint George, in East Baton Rouge to create and operate its own independent school district," Representative Davis told members on the floor, saying the change is similar to earlier non‑parish school districts in the state.
The vote lets voters decide…
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