HB 419

AN ACT relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.

House Bill
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Committee

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Calendar

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Enrolled

Governor

Signed

89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.

Subject Areas

Salaries & Expenses MINIMUM WAGE Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS Labor--Wages

Bill Text

relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended
by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows:
Sec. 62.058.  MINIMUM WAGE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.  (a)  In
this section, "school bus driver" means a person employed to
transport students to or from school or a school-sponsored or
(1)  a public school district with a student enrollment
(2)  an open-enrollment charter school; and
(3)  a mass transit authority, commercial
transportation company, or juvenile board that contracts with a
school district described by Subdivision (1) or an open-enrollment
charter school to provide public school transportation.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other
law, an employer to which this section applies shall pay to each
school bus driver employed by the employer not less than the greater
(2)  the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206).
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.

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