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LA HB365

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tehmi Chassion

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education2/24/2026

Full Bill Text

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