SLS 20RS-590 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 366
BY SENATOR FIELDS
BUS DRIVERS. Provides relative to procedures for removal of permanent school bus
operators. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:493(D), relative to school bus operators; to provide relative
3 to procedures for removal of permanent school bus operators; to provide for appeals
4 from decisions of superintendents taking interim disciplinary action against
5 permanent school bus operators; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:493(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง493. Removal of bus operators; procedures; right to appeal
9 * * *
10 D. Within twenty calendar days after written notice of the charges receipt of
11 the superintendent's interim decision, the bus operator may request a hearing
12 before a disciplinary hearing officer. If the bus operator fails to timely request a
13 hearing, the disciplinary action becomes final.
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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SLS 20RS-590 ORIGINAL
1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SB 366 Original 2020 Regular Session Fields
Present law, relative to tenured bus drivers as the subject of disciplinary action, provides that
within 20 calendar days after written notice of the charges, the bus operator may request a
hearing before a disciplinary hearing officer. Provides that if the bus operator fails to timely
request a hearing, the disciplinary action becomes final.
Proposed law provides that the request for the hearing must be made within 20 calendar days
of receipt of the superintendent's interim decision rather than within 20 calendar days after
written notice of the charges. Otherwise retains present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:493(D))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.