House approves sending constitutional amendment on St. George school system to voters
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.
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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).
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