§ 17:164.1 — Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance

Louisiana § 17:164.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 17: Credit Union Law

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§164.1. Additional regulations; crossing control device required; compliance
A.(1) In addition to any regulations adopted by the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:164 relative to the construction,
design, equipment, and operation of school buses used in the transportation of students, the
board also shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act requiring that every bus used in the transportation of students to and from home or
school bus stops and acquired after January 1, 1996, shall be equipped with a crossing
control device actuated by the operator and operated in conjunction with the stop arm. The
crossing control device shall pivot out from the right side of the front bumper to prevent
persons from walking directly in front of the bus.
(2) In addition to the rules and regulations required pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this
Subsection, the board shall adopt rules and regulations as specified in Paragraph (1) of this
Subsection by not later than January 1, 2008. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be
subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:164 to the contrary, the State Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education shall require each governing authority of a public
elementary or secondary school to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the
board pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 1995, No. 437, §1; Acts 2007, No. 284, §1; Acts 2017, No. 335, §1; Acts 2022, No. 640, §1.