2022 -- S 2901

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS'

LICENSES -- SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TRAINING

     Introduced By: Senator Ana B. Quezada

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2022

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     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-hour (10) training course is provided for all new school bus drivers

and a three-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. Every ten (10) years That 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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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS'

LICENSES -- SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TRAINING

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     This act would require, in order to maintain their certifications, that school bus drivers to

pass written state examinations once every ten (10) years, instead of annually, as the current law

requires.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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