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8.K • Action ItemsSOCORRO ISD (El paso County)
Consider approval of Texas Senate Bill 546 Description: INFO: **As per Texas Senate Bill 546, school boards must ensure all buses are equipped with 3-point seat belts by September 1, 2029. (Cost options: Retrofit option: $3,346.500.00 or purchase new buses with 3-point system: $22,900,000.00 - General Funds)
Presented in: SOCORRO ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-27
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider approval of Texas Senate Bill 546 Description: INFO: **As per Texas Senate Bill 546, school boards must ensure all buses are equipped with 3-point seat belts by September 1, 2029. (Cost optio”
RC
Ricardo Castellano
Trustee, District 5 (District 5)
YES
AG
Alice Gardea
Trustee, Place 6 (At-Large)
YES
MM
Marivel Macias
Trustee, Place 7 (At-Large)
YES
MN
Michael Najera
Trustee, District 1 (District 1)
YES
CN
Cynthia Najera
Trustee, District 2 (District 2)
YES
PG
Paul Guerra
Trustee, District 3 (District 3)
YES
PB
Pablo Barrera
Trustee, District 4 (District 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
8.K. Consider approval of Texas Senate Bill 546 Description: INFO: **As per Texas Senate Bill 546, school boards must ensure all buses are equipped with 3-point seat belts by September 1, 2029. (Cost options: Retrofit option: $3,346.500.00 or purchase new buses with 3-point system: $22,900,000.00 - General Funds)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.