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LA HB365
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tehmi Chassion
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AI Summary
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Transfers authority over probationary school bus operators from local school boards to superintendents, allowing superintendents to discipline, dismiss, or discharge operators during their three-year probationary period
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Removes the requirement for superintendents to provide a written recommendation to the school board before dismissal; instead requires superintendents to provide written reasons directly to the operator
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Shifts the mandatory dismissal requirement from school boards to superintendents for operators convicted of or pleading nolo contendere to DWI/DUI offenses, regardless of whether the offense occurred during official duties
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Retains the existing three-year probationary term for school bus operators, calculated from the date of first employment in a local public school system
Legislative Description
Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board
SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
3/9/2026