Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB434: SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board
Status: Signed into law, June 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 17:492(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to school bus operators; to provide for the probationary term of employment for school bus operators; to provide for the authority of the superintendent relative to their discharge or dismissal; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:492(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to school bus operators; to provide for the probationary term of employment for school bus operators; to provide for the authority of the superintendent relative to their discharge or dismissal; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:492(A)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §492. Probation and tenure of bus operators A. Each school bus operator shall serve a probationary term of three years reckoned from the date of his first employment in the city, parish, or other local public school system in which the operator is serving his probation. During the probationary term, the superintendent city, parish, or other local public school board may dismiss or discharge any operator upon the written recommendation of the local superintendent of schools accompanied by valid reasons therefor providing the operator with written reasons therefor and providing the operator with the opportunity to respond. The operator shall have seven calendar days from such written notice to respond, in person or in writing, and such response shall be included in the operator's personnel file. A school board shall immediately dismiss or Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS …
Sponsors
- Wilder III, Roger (R, 71) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 645.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Received from the Senate without amendments.
- : Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- : Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- : Reported favorably.
Votes
- Senate Vote on HB 434, FINAL PASSAGE (#1225) (May 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 434, FINAL PASSAGE (#173) (March 30, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB434?
- HB434 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board.
- What does HB434 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 17:492(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to school bus operators; to provide for the probationary term of employment for school bus operators; to provide for the authority of the superintendent relative to their discharge or dismissal; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB434?
- Signed into law as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 08/01/2026. (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB434?
- Wilder III, Roger (R, 71).
- Where is the official record for HB434?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB434
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