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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 56
BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Education to coordinate a task force comprised of
parish school board representatives in order to develop a school bus purchasing
contract plan for the state and report any results, findings, or recommendations to the
House of Representatives on or before February 15, 2011.
WHEREAS, savings and efficiencies could be realized from purchasing school buses
in larger quantities by multiple school boards; and
WHEREAS, savings and efficiencies could be realized from multiple-year contracts
which serve the long-term needs of school boards regarding school buses; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Education under the provisions of R.S. 17:158.3 is
required to assist school boards with the most economical acquisition of school buses; and
WHEREAS, if given the necessary specifications, the office of state purchasing and
travel can assist the school boards in executing the most cost-effective contracts for buses.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana hereby urges and requests the Department of Education to
coordinate a task force comprised of parish school board representatives in order to develop
a school bus purchasing contract plan for the state and report any results, findings, or
recommendations to the House of Representatives on or before February 15, 2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of state purchasing and travel
collaborate with the task force to assist in developing any necessary specifications for the
state to enter into a contract for the purchase of school buses. ENROLLEDHR NO. 56
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
superintendent of the Department of Education and the director of the office of state
purchasing and travel.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES