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