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Broaddus ISD declines to install 3‑point bus seat belts, cites budget limits
BROADDUS ISD Board of Trustees · February 12, 2026
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Summary
Superintendent Holloway summarized SB 546 requiring 3‑point seat belts on buses; the board voted 6‑0 to decline installation due to lack of budgeted funds.
During the superintendent’s report, Mr. Holloway explained SB 546’s requirement that buses be equipped with 3‑point seat belts. The board then considered whether to purchase and install the belts.
On Item 9.A Doug Sowell moved that the district not purchase the seat belts citing insufficient budget funds; the motion passed 6‑0 with one member absent. The transcript records the board's decision as a formal vote rather than authorization to pursue alternate funding sources.
