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Dear Mr. Cassidy:

You have requested the opinion of this office concerning the following questions:

Can it be made mandatory for contract bus drivers to drive buses owned by the school board?

Can the school board set the age at which school buses should be retired?

LSA-R.S. 17:158, concerning school buses for the transportation of students, provides in pertinent part:

A. (1) Except as provided by Subsection H of this Section and in accordance with the requirements of Subsection F of this Section, each parish and city school board shall provide free transportation for any student attending a school…