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La Porte ISD adopts Resolution No. 2026-05 citing budget limits for SB 546 school bus seat-belt compliance
Summary
The board adopted Resolution No. 2026-05 invoking the statutory exception provided in Senate Bill 546, recording that the district's current budget does not permit purchase, retrofit, or replacement of buses to equip three-point seat belts at this time; motion recorded as 7-0 in the minutes.
Trustee Dee Anne Thomson moved, seconded by Trustee Russell Schoppe, that the district exercise the statutory exception under Senate Bill 546 on the basis that the district’s current budget does not permit the purchase, retrofit, or replacement of school buses to equip them with the required three-point seat belts at this time. The minutes identify the measure as Resolution No. 2026-05 and record the motion passing by a vote of 7 to 0.
The minutes do not provide financial analysis, a timeline for future compliance, or alternatives such as phased retrofits. The public record here reports only the board’s formal adoption of the resolution and the rationale included in the motion text; it does not include supporting financial documents or staff recommendations.
