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LA HB434
Bill
Status
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Roger Wilder
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AI Summary
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Transfers authority to dismiss or discharge probationary school bus operators from the local school board to the superintendent
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Requires the superintendent to provide written reasons for dismissal directly to the operator, rather than submitting a written recommendation to the school board
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Grants operators seven calendar days from receiving written notice to respond in person or in writing, with the response included in their personnel file
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Retains the existing three-year probationary term for school bus operators, calculated from the date of first employment in the school system
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Amends R.S. 17:492(A) to streamline the dismissal process by removing the school board from probationary termination decisions
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