HLS 10RS-967 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 177
BY REPRESENTATIVE POPE
SCHOOLS/FINANCE: Requires the state to pay the transportation costs for students
attending approved nonpublic elementary and secondary schools
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:158(I), relative to education finance; to provide that the state shall pay the2
cost for transportation of certain students attending nonpublic schools; to provide for3
conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 17:158(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง158. School buses for transportation of students; employment of bus operators;7
alternative means of transportation; improvement of school bus turnarounds8
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I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state shall10
pay the cost incurred by a school district for the transportation of students attending11
nonpublic schools which are approved by the State Board of Elementary and12
Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11 and are compliant with the criteria set13
forth in Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al., 425 F. Supp. 528.14
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor15
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,16
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.17 HLS 10RS-967 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 177
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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)]
Pope HB No. 177
Abstract: Requires the state to pay the cost of transporting students attending approved
nonpublic schools.
Proposed law requires the state to pay the costs incurred by a school district for transporting
students attending approved nonpublic schools.
Effective July 1, 2010.
(Adds R.S.17:158(I))