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BUS  DRIVER  REQUIREMENTS,  TRAINING,
AND  RESPONSIBILITIES

Bus drivers employed by the District or employed by contractors who provide transportation services to the District shall comply with applicable provisions of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and all applicable requirements of the state of Arizona.

Bus drivers shall submit an Identity Verified Fingerprint Card as described in A.R.S. 15-106 that the Department of Public Safety shall use to process the fingerprint clearance card as outlined in A.R.S. 15-106.  A person who is issued a school bus driver certificate shall maintain a valid Identity Verified Fingerprint Clearance Card for the duration of any school bus driver certification period.

Bus driver applicants are required to possess a commercial driver license issued by the Department of Public Safety except that the applicant may possess a commercial driver license issued by another state if the applicant will be driving a school bus for a school district that is adjacent to that state.

Bus drivers are required to possess a bus endorsement that is issued by the Department of Transportation and a school bus certificate that is issued by the Department of Public Safety.

Licenses  for  §15-925  Vehicles

A person shall not operate a vehicle described in section §15-925 to transport school children unless the person possesses the appropriate license class for the size of the vehicle being operated, a school bus driver certificate that is issued by the Department of Public Safety and a valid fingerprint clearance card.

The District will assume the cost of required physical examinations, and the drivers will assume the cost of obtaining valid commercial driver's licenses as required by law.

Adopted:  November 20, 2005

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-106
15-925
28-857
28-3228
A.A.C.
R17-4-508 et seq.

CROSS REF.:
EEAEB - Bus Purchasing and Maintenance
GBEFA - Staff Use of Digital Wireless Communications or
                Electronic Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle
GDFA - Support Staff Qualifications and Requirements
                (fingerprinting requirements)