School bus drivers; provide annual salary supplement.

SB 2169 would require all Mississippi public school districts to provide an annual $5,000 salary supplement to every school bus driver, including temporary or substitute drivers. This applies to drivers paid from transportation funds, directly affecting all nonstudent adult school bus drivers in the state. The bill mandates this supplement as a new requirement under existing transportation funding rules, building on current minimum pay standards. It would have taken effect July 1, 2025, but died in committee before passing.