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Bus Ads Bill Heads to House Floor

January 26th, 2012 by flanews

A bill to allow schools to raise money by turning their buses into billboards is headed to the house floor. Selling ad space on buses could raise between 60 and 100 million dollars for education annually. The bill’s sponsor, Irv Slosberg, says the money is badly needed because the state is facing a two billion dollar budget shortfall.

“We can get three thousand to five thousand dollars a bus and we’re not wrapping the buses, it’s only two feet by six feet size, federal standards,” said Slosberg.

Representative Luis Garcia voted against the bill. He says the state shouldn’t be exposing students to advertising during school hours.

If approved by both chambers and signed by the governor, then local school boards would have the final say on selling ad space. Alcohol and tobacco companies would be prohibited from buying bus space.

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