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

HB 365 changes who has authority over school bus operators' employment during their probationary period. It transfers the power from school boards to superintendents to discipline, dismiss, or discharge operators after a written recommendation and with written reasons provided to the operator. The bill also requires superintendents to immediately dismiss operators convicted of or pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, regardless of whether the offense occurred during work duties. This directly affects school bus operators and school district superintendents in Louisiana, altering their employment oversight process. The key change is shifting disciplinary authority from school boards to superintendents for probationary employees.