The House Education Committee approves a bill that would allow colleges and universities to contact parents or designated individuals if a student experiences a mental health crisis. New Orleans Democrat Delisha Boyd says currently schools are not allowed to contact parents about their child’s mental health.
Cut 4 (10) “…paying for it all.”
The committee also passed a resolution asking the SEC not to schedule LSU home football games in September before six p-m. It’s being proposed by Harahan Republican John Illg, who noted that last September 21st, LSU was forced to play a home game at 2:30 p-m with a gametime temperature of 90 degrees.
Cut 7 (05) “…be treated medically.”
Illg says he went to the game with a group of friends; only two made it to halftime.
The House Insurance Committee fails to advance a bill that would have prohibited auto insurance companies from using credit scores as a factor in determining insurance rates. Committee Chairman Gabe Firment asked the author, Baton Rouge Democrat Edmond Jordan, whether drivers with poor credit would actually see lower rates.
The vote was 9-to-0; a tie vote means the bill does not advance. It’s unlikely that the committee will take it up again this session.
If you use your driver’s license as your main form of identification to board a commercial flight, it now has to be REAL ID compliant. Matt Boudreaux with the Office of Motor Vehicles says REAL IDs are also required to enter certain federal offices.
Cut 15 (12) “…before you visit.”
Boudreaux says non REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses will work for everything else.