RS 17:3387

§3387. Bus transportation to and from postsecondary institutions; authority of postsecondary institutions including vocational-technical schools to contract; payment of costs A. Any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may enter into contracts with individuals, partnerships, or corporations domiciled in this state to furnish bus transportation to students attending the respective institution. B. Bus transportation to and from postsecondary education institutions may be provided, under this Section, for students along major transportation routes of the normal enrollment area and where routes can be economically justified. C. The direct costs of providing such transportation, including salaries and expenses of bus operators, shall be borne by the individual institutions and the costs shall be paid out of student fees assessed to those students who use such transportation. The management boards may provide for the establishment and collection of fees to cover the cost of such transportation or a portion of such cost. Acts 1987, No. 368, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, No. 220, §6, eff. June 11, 2013.