SB 416 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to a disciplinarian or other school administrator to ride on a school bus transporting students to and from school. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)

This bill allows school administrators or disciplinarians to ride on school buses transporting students. It updates the legal definition of a "disturbance" to include specific behaviors such as physical fights, using offensive language, appearing intoxicated, or acting violently in groups of three or more. By removing the requirement for bodily injury to constitute a disturbance, the law clarifies the circumstances under which these individuals can intervene on a bus. The changes aim to provide clearer guidance for maintaining order during student transportation without altering the fundamental authority of school staff.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2024 Last action May 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024

How they voted

24–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 14, 2024
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican28
14 Yea 14 Nay
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 20, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 14 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Joe Bouie
Joe Bouie
DDemocratic
LA
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