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171.321
Statute ID:
11864
Drivers License - School Bus Driver
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Statute Number:
171.321
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Drivers License - School Bus Driver
Statute ID:
11864
Created:
Dec 17, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Dec 17, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Drivers License - School Bus Driver
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/171/321.html
Legislative Session:
1859 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Dec 17, 2007
Subdivision 1. No person shall drive a school bus when transporting school children to or from school or upon a school-related trip or activity without having a valid class A, class B, or class C driver's license with a school bus endorsement except that a person possessing a valid driver's license but not a school bus endorsement may drive a type III vehicle or a school bus, subject to the requirements of section 171.02, subdivisions 2, 2a, and 2b. Subd. 4. (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. Subd. 5. (a) For purposes of this section, "annually" means at least once every 380 days from the initial or previous evaluation and at least once every 380 days from the initial or previous license verification. (b) A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor shall annually verify with the National Driver Register or with the Department of Public Safety the validity of the driver's license of each employee who regularly transports students for the district in: (1) a type A school bus, a type B school bus, a type C school bus, or type D school bus; (2) a multifunction school activity bus; or (3) a type III vehicle.
