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171.321.4

Statute ID: 13243

Statute Function ID: 28957

Drivers License - School Bus Driver - Training

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Statute Number:

171.321.4

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2009

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Drivers License - School Bus Driver - Training

Statute ID:

13243

Created:

Dec 22, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 22, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Updated

Legal Analyst Comment:

Subd amended 2009 c 96 art 8 s 13, effective 8/1/2009.

Summary Text:

Drivers License - School Bus Driver - Training

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/171/321.html

Legislative Session:

2009 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Dec 22, 2009

(a) No person shall drive a class A, B, C, or D school bus when transporting school children to or from school or upon a school-related trip or activity without having demonstrated sufficient skills and knowledge to transport students in a safe and legal manner.

(b) A bus driver must have training or experience that allows the driver to meet at least the following competencies:

(1) safely operate the type of school bus the driver will be driving;

(2) understand student behavior, including issues relating to students with disabilities;

(3) encourage orderly conduct of students on the bus and handle incidents of misconduct appropriately;

(4) know and understand relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school bus safety policies;

(5) handle emergency situations; and

(6) safely load and unload students.

(c) The commissioner of public safety shall develop a comprehensive model school bus driver training program and model assessments for school bus driver training competencies, which are not subject to chapter 14. A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor may use alternative assessments for bus driver training competencies with the approval of the commissioner of public safety. A driver may receive at least eight hours of school bus in-service training any year, as an alternative to being assessed for bus driver competencies after the initial year of being assessed for bus driver competencies. The employer shall keep the assessment or a record of the in-service training for the current period available for inspection by representatives of the commissioner.

(d) A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor shall provide in-service training annually to each school bus driver.