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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.058. MINIMUM WAGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. (a) In |
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this section, "school bus driver" means a person employed to |
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transport students to or from school or a school-sponsored or |
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school-related activity. |
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(b) This section applies to: |
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(1) a public school district with a student enrollment |
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of 4,500 or more; |
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(2) an open-enrollment charter school; and |
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(3) a mass transit authority, commercial |
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transportation company, or juvenile board that contracts with a |
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school district described by Subdivision (1) or an open-enrollment |
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charter school to provide public school transportation. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other |
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law, an employer to which this section applies shall pay to each |
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school bus driver employed by the employer not less than the greater |
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of: |
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(1) $15 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |