La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXIII-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXIII-309 - Tenure and Termination of Bus Drivers

A. A permanent school bus operator will not be removed from his position except upon:

1. written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty;

2. incompetence;

3. immorality;

4. intoxication while on duty;

5. failure to comply with the reporting requirements of R.S. 17:491.3 relative to being arrested for one or more specified offenses;

6. physical inability to perform duties;

7. failure to keep the school bus in a safe, comfortable, and practical operating condition; or

8. being a member of or contributing to any group, organization, movement or corporation that is prohibited by law or enjoined from operating in the state of Louisiana, and then only if furnished with a copy of such written charges and given the opportunity to respond.

B. School bus operators starting employment with a school system on July 1, 2012, or thereafter are not eligible for tenure and may be removed from their position as provided by the personnel policy of the employing school board.

C. The procedure for removal of any permanent school bus operator shall be in accordance with R.S. 17:493.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXIII-309

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 25:630 (April 1999), amended LR 36:1468 (July 2010), LR 39:80 (January 2013), Amended LR 4535 (1/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:158, 17:160-161, 17:164-166, 17:492, and 17:493.