Legislation to require public school employees to use the name and pronoun on a student’s birth certificate passes in the House after emotional debate on the floor. Bill author Bossier City Republican Representative Raymond Crews said it’s a parent’s rights bill. The legislation, however, allows teachers to choose how they will refer to the student.
Gretna Republican Representative Joe Marino said the legislation is anti-transgender and will only worsen the suicide rate among trans children. Marino said it’s a culture war bill and it’s designed to divide.
Cut 16 (12) “…some parent’s rights.”
The legislation passed on a 61 to 33 vote and advances to the Senate.
House Commerce is expected to vote on legislation to allow a person to break a lease if multiple violent or drug crimes are reported to police within a tenth of a mile of their rental. It’s in response to last year’s fatal shooting of three-year-old Devin Page Junior who was hit by a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting in Baton Rouge. The child’s grandmother Cathy Toliver pleaded with the panel to pass the bill…
House Commerce meets at 9:30 this morning.
A legislative auditor’s report indicates the state’s Motion Picture Income Tax Credit (MPITC) appears to have a positive impact on the economy. Economist Ed Seyler (Sigh-ler) says it does generate more household income than it costs the state…