2023 -- H 5221 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFERS' | |
LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Hull, Cardillo, Fellela, Corvese, Vella-Wilkinson, | |
Date Introduced: January 25, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-10-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10 entitled "Operators’ |
2 | and Chauffeurs’ Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-10-5.1. School bus driver annual training. |
4 | (a) The department of revenue shall promulgate any rules and regulations that it deems |
5 | necessary to ensure that a ten-hour (10) training course is provided for all new school bus drivers |
6 | and a three-hour (3) retraining course is provided to all renewal applicants for the first and second |
7 | renewal of their license. After completing the retraining course for the second renewal of their |
8 | license, licensees shall only be required to complete training courses every five (5) years thereafter |
9 | on at least a yearly basis. |
10 | (b) The training shall include, but not be limited to, defensive driving, the National |
11 | Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s School Bus Driver In-Service Series, and instruction in |
12 | all state laws, rules, and regulations relating to school buses and school bus safety. |
13 | (c) Prior to any renewal of any certificate of a school bus driver, the division of motor |
14 | vehicles shall require proof of the renewal applicant’s having successfully completed the annual |
15 | retraining as provided in this section. Every ten (10) years that proof shall include the passing of a |
16 | written examination prepared by the department of revenue, or the department of revenue’s |
17 | designee, and conducted by employees of the department. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFERS' | |
LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would require training courses for bus drivers to renew their licenses in the first |
2 | and second years following the issuance of their license. After the second year, licensees shall only |
3 | be required to complete training courses every five (5) years thereafter. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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