CHECKPOINT Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill
banning school bus drivers from driving commercially for up to 10 years if they are arrested for driving under the influence while operating any vehicle or refuse to take chemical tests when stopped by law enforcement. Te law goes into effect this month. Te previous statute allowed for only a one-year suspension of a bus driv- er’s CDL, though school districts could respond to any arrests with automatic termination. Under the new law, bus drivers who
refuse the DWI test or get cited for DWI can lower the suspension to five years if they seek and complete drug or al- cohol counseling, medical treatment or medically-approved group therapy. One section was carried over from the previ- ous law, namely that school bus drivers convicted of a second offense or who refuse the breathalyzer or chemical test a second time lose their bus driving li- cense for life.
ALIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY Te Delaware Joint Finance Commit-
tee recommended continuing to cover the costs of transporting students to and from school 100 percent. Te practice, which has been in place
“longer than my lifetime,” according to State Director Ron Love, was in danger of elimination after a recommendation was made by the governor’s office to require school districts to pay 25 percent of the costs for school bus service. Te Joint Fi- nance Committee also recommended to continue allowances for parents of non- public-school pupils to transport them to school, but it did not restore funding to cover driver education courses at non- public schools. As of this writing, the decisions were yet
to be made final as the state legislature prepared to vote.
PLAYING THE AD GAME School districts continue to look for ways
to save money, and one in Texas decided re- cently to use school bus ads to save some. Opponents have said children are already subject to too many messages from ad- vertisers, and school buses are purchased
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with public money and not appropriate tools to be used for plugging products and services. And there are also the safety concerns that other motorists are already too distracted behind the wheel and con- cerns about the appropriateness of ads. But the economy sold Eanes ISD in Aus-
tin, Texas, on the idea, as about $140,000 to $150,000 in revenue is expected each year. Te school board squeaked out a 4-3 vote to approve ads starting this coming school year. News reports indicate that the ads will appear on the sides of the bus and on the rear of the bus above the windows. ■
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