Chapter 047
2016 -- S 2253
Enacted 06/06/2016

A N   A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ANNUAL TRAINING

Introduced By: Senators Metts, Doyle, Crowley, Sosnowski, and P Fogarty
Date Introduced: February 04, 2016

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 31-10-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10 entitled
"Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     31-10-5.1. School bus driver annual training. -- (a) The department of revenue shall
promulgate any rules and regulations that it deems necessary to ensure that a ten- (10) hour (10)
training course is provided for all new school bus drivers and a three- (3) hour (3) retraining
course is provided to all renewal applicants on at least a yearly basis.
      (b) The training shall include, but not be limited to, defensive driving, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's School Bus Driver In-Service Series, and instruction in
all state laws, rules, and regulations relating to school buses and school bus safety.
      (c) Prior to any renewal of any certificate of a school bus driver, the division of motor
vehicles shall require proof of the renewal applicant's having successfully completed the annual
retraining as provided in this section. That proof shall include the passing of a written
examination prepared by the department of revenue, or the department of revenue's designee, and
conducted by employees of the department.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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