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| 1 | 1 | 89R4770 DNC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Meza H.B. No. 419 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 62.058. MINIMUM WAGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. (a) In | |
| 14 | 14 | this section, "school bus driver" means a person employed to | |
| 15 | 15 | transport students to or from school or a school-sponsored or | |
| 16 | 16 | school-related activity. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) This section applies to: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) a public school district with a student enrollment | |
| 19 | 19 | of 4,500 or more; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) an open-enrollment charter school; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) a mass transit authority, commercial | |
| 22 | 22 | transportation company, or juvenile board that contracts with a | |
| 23 | 23 | school district described by Subdivision (1) or an open-enrollment | |
| 24 | 24 | charter school to provide public school transportation. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other | |
| 26 | 26 | law, an employer to which this section applies shall pay to each | |
| 27 | 27 | school bus driver employed by the employer not less than the greater | |
| 28 | 28 | of: | |
| 29 | 29 | (1) $15 an hour; or | |
| 30 | 30 | (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair | |
| 31 | 31 | Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). | |
| 32 | 32 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |