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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1376
BY REPRESENTATIVES HINES, ABRAMSON, AUSTIN BADON, HENRY BURNS,
TIM BURNS, CARTER, HARDY, HAZEL, HOWARD, LABRUZZO, LANDRY,
LORUSSO, PEARSON, POPE, JANE SMITH, AND TEMPLET
SCHOOLS/TRANSPORTATI ON: Authorizes a local school board, in accordance with
specified guidelines and limitations, to transport to school any student who resides
one mile or less from the school
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:158(A), relative to the transportation of students by local2
school boards to certain elementary and secondary schools; to authorize a local3
school board to transport to school any student who resides one mile or less from the4
school; to provide conditions and limitations; to provide an effective date; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:158(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 8
ยง158. School buses for transportation of students; employment of bus operators;9
alternative means of transportation; improvement of school bus turnarounds10
A.(1) Except as provided by Subsection H of this Section and in accordance11
with the requirements of Subsection F of this Section, each city, parish, and city12
other local public school board shall provide free transportation for any student13
attending a school of suitable grade approved by the State Board of Elementary and14
Secondary Education within the jurisdictional boundaries of the parish or school15
local board if the student resides more than one mile from such school.16
(2) The Terrebonne Parish School Board A city, parish, or other local public17
school board may provide transportation for any student attending a school of18 HLS 10RS-2763 REENGROSSED
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suitable grade approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education1
within the jurisdictional boundaries of the parish or school local board who resides2
one mile or less from the school when the school board determines that conditions3
exist to warrant such transportation. Transportation of students residing one mile or4
less from their school shall be at no cost to the state.5
(3) The Beauregard Parish School Board, the Cameron Parish School Board,6
the East Feliciana Parish School Board, the Grant Parish School Board, the Iberville7
Parish School Board, the Morehouse Parish School Board, the Natchitoches Parish8
School Board, the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board, the Rapides Parish School9
Board, the Red River Parish School Board, the Sabine Parish School Board, the10
Vernon Parish School Board, the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board, the West11
Carroll Parish School Board, the West Feliciana Parish School Board, and the Winn12
Parish School Board may provide transportation for any student attending a school13
of suitable grade approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary14
Education within the jurisdictional boundaries of the parish or school board who15
resides one mile or less from the school when the school board determines that16
conditions exist to warrant such transportation. Transportation of students residing17
one mile or less from their school shall be at no cost to the state. Conditions that18
exist and warrant transportation as authorized by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection19
may include but shall not be limited to the residence location of a person convicted20
of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 relative to registration of sex offenders,21
sexually violent predators, and child predators.22
(4) For such the purposes of this Subsection, any parish or city, parish, or23
other local public school board may employ school bus operators as hereinafter24
defined in R.S. 17:491. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit a parish or25
city, parish, or other local public school board from entering into contracts or mutual26
agreements for providing school bus transportation.27
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hines HB No. 1376
Abstract: Authorizes a local school board, in accordance with specified guidelines and
limitations, to transport to school any student who resides one mile or less from the
school.
Present law (R.S. 17:158(A)(2) and (3)) authorizes 17 specified local school boards to
provide transportation for any student attending a school of suitable grade (approved by the
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)) within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the local board who resides one mile or less from the school when the school
board determines that conditions warrant the transportation. Specifies that such
transportation shall be at no cost to the state.
Proposed law deletes present law provisions relative to the 17 specified school boards and
provides instead that any local school board may provide transportation for any student
attending a school of suitable grade (approved by BESE) within the jurisdictional boundaries
of the local board who resides one mile or less from the school when the school board
determines that conditions warrant the transportation. Specifies that such transportation
shall be at no cost to the state.
Provides that conditions that exist and warrant such transportation may include (but shall not
be limited to) the residence location of a person convicted of a sex offense as defined in
present law relative to registration of sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child
predators.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:158(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original
bill.
1. Changed proposed law to permit any local school board, in accordance with
specified guidelines and limitations, to transport to certain schools any student
who resides one mile or less from the school rather than to require local school
boards to transport to certain schools students who reside more than 1,000 feet
from such school.
2. Made technical changes to present law.