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Crowley ISD to revisit Senate Bill 546 proposal on seat belts for older buses
Summary
District staff said Senate Bill 546 (seat belts on school buses) will return as a future action item for board consideration; staff noted the law allows districts to discuss costs to outfit buses purchased before 2017 and provided a guidebook and committee resources for the forthcoming agenda item.
The board heard an informational presentation about Senate Bill 546, which concerns seat belts on school buses.
Mr. Lisonbee told trustees the item will be brought back for consideration at the end of the month and summarized the bill’s effect: SB 546 permits school districts to discuss—at a public meeting—the costs associated with outfitting buses purchased before 2017 with seat belts. Staff referenced a guidebook from the School Safety Center and noted that Miss Battiste, members of the policy review committee, Jarvis Walker in operations and the district’s Durham partnership have been working on background materials.
A trustee asked whether the measure had been part of a past legislative agenda item introduced by former trustee Lindsay Benton around 2017–2018; staff agreed the earlier interest dated from that period. No formal decision was made at the meeting; the board directed staff to return with detailed cost information and recommendations at a future meeting.
