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Committee approves bill to give superintendents authority over probationary bus-operator employment
Summary
HB 434, sponsored by Rep. Wilder, would let superintendents rather than school boards decide disciplinary/termination matters for probationary school bus operators; the House Education Committee reported the bill favorably on March 24.
Representative Rhett Wilder told the House Education Committee that HB 434 responds to a request from the Livingston Parish superintendent to streamline employment decisions for probationary school bus operators. Under current practice, Wilder said, the school board must act on probationary employees even when superintendents handle non‑probationary terminations; the bill would place probationary‑period decisions with the superintendent to avoid draining district resources.
Committee members had few objections. Rep. Carlson said he would move the bill favorably; Ashley Talson of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents filed a support card. Rep. Wilder asked the committee for favorable passage and the chair reported HB 434 favorably without objection.
The committee did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript; the action was carried by unanimous voice approval in committee. The bill will proceed for further House consideration and any required appropriations or operational review at subsequent stops.
