| 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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