GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 156 2019 Regular Session Pugh
MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL: Revises provisions related to school buses.
DIGEST
Present law requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to
adopt regulations for the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses.
Provides that a school bus that meets the latest revised minimum standards for school buses
adopted and recommended by certain national entities is in compliance with the BESE
regulations. Proposed law changes present law references to the national groups and
associations that have adopted and recommended the most recent revised minimum standards
for school buses. Otherwise retains present law.
Proposed law provides that BESE rules and regulations relative to school bus specifications
and inspection requirements, operational procedures, and school bus operator and bus
attendant pre-employment screening and training requirements apply to charter schools.
Proposed law provides that charter schools shall comply with R.S. 17:164.
(Amends R.S. 17:164; Adds R.S. 17:3996(A)(18), (19), and (20), and (B)(54))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add that a device with a push-to-talk function is not a cellular radio
telecommunication device.
2. Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
reengrossed bill
1. Make technical changes.
2. Remove language relative to push-to-talk radios.
3. Add requirement that school bus-related laws and regulations apply to charter
schools.
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Prepared by Cheryl Cooper.