| 1 | 1 | | 88R4480 SCP-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meza H.B. No. 991 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 62.058. MINIMUM WAGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. (a) In |
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| 12 | 12 | | this section, "school bus driver" means a person employed to |
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| 13 | 13 | | transport students to or from school or a school-sponsored or |
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| 14 | 14 | | school-related activity. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) This section applies to: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) a public school district with a student enrollment |
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| 17 | 17 | | of 4,500 or more; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) an open-enrollment charter school; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) a mass transit authority, commercial |
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| 20 | 20 | | transportation company, or juvenile board that contracts with a |
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| 21 | 21 | | school district described by Subdivision (1) or an open-enrollment |
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| 22 | 22 | | charter school to provide public school transportation. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (c) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other |
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| 24 | 24 | | law, an employer to which this section applies shall pay to each |
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| 25 | 25 | | school bus driver employed by the employer not less than the greater |
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| 26 | 26 | | of: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) $15 an hour; or |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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| 29 | 29 | | Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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