LAC 28:CXIII.1701. Salary Compensation Based on School Bus Routes

A. The term route shall apply to the combined total daily trips (or “runs”) regularly assigned to the bus driver. B. Bus routes are measured in terms of "paid mileage." Paid mileage for contract drivers begins when the first student is picked up and ends when the final student discharge destination or school is reached. C. When one-way mileage differs in the afternoon from that of the morning route, the one-way mileage for the morning and afternoon is totaled and divided by two. The result is the average one-way mileage for that particular route. D. The rate of compensation is determined in accordance with R.S. 17:497.