The Senate Education Committee approved a bill that would require public schools to teach cursive writing by the third grade. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell is concerned about kids not using cursive for their signature, which she says is an identity that students carry with them for their entire lives.
Several states have a similar requirement.
A bill that would criminalize sanctuary cities in Louisiana was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today. A sanctuary city is considered a jurisdiction that doesn’t enforce immigration law without a court order. The measure sparked debate over whether this would promote racial profiling….
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That was Amite Representative Robby Carter who was going back and forth with Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges. The bill heads to the House floor for more discussion.
A bill by Parks Senator Fred Mills to include HIV, epilepsy, and other diseases in the list of diseases medical marijuana can treat passed in the Senate. He says people are leaving the state to seek this treatment elsewhere. He read a text from the mother of an epileptic girl, who had to go to Colorado to get the medication she needs.
The measure now moves to the house.
The Senate unanimously passed a bill to protect kids with lemonade stands from being ticketed for not having an occupational license. The proposal exempts minors, who sell less than $500 a year worth of product, from having to pay the license tax. Houma Senator Norby Chabert says local officials need to exercise something that he says is lacking in government- common sense.
The measure now heads to the House.