Louisiana § RS 17:496.1 - Minimum salaries
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§ RS 17:496.1. Minimum salaries
Any person who operates a school bus for the fall and spring semesters of a state university, college, or junior college for the transportation of students attending such university, college, or junior college as provided in R.S. 17:3381, shall be entitled to and shall receive for such operation the entire minimum salary provided by R.S. 17:496; provided further, however, that any person who operates a school bus providing such transportation during any summer semester shall be entitled to and shall receive a proportionate amount of the minimum salary provided by R.S. 17:496 for each day of actual operation of a bus during any summer semester, to be calculated by dividing the total minimum salary for fall and spring semesters by one hundred eighty, multiplied by the number of days of actual operation.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 552, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:496.1 ("Minimum salaries") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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