| Chapter 425 |
| 2022 -- S 2901 Enacted 06/30/2022 |
| 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 |
| 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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