Bill > S960

Introduced Session

This bill would permit individuals to apply for employment as school bus drivers in eligible districts and would require the Department of Education to reimburse the individual for the cost of obtaining a commercial driver license (CDL) and all required endorsements, provided that:· the individual maintains a CDL with all required endorsements during the period of employment with the eligible district;· the individual completes all training required for school bus drivers; and · the individual commits to five years of employment as a school bus driver in the eligible district. The bill defines "eligible district" as any public school district that owns and operates its own school buses and does not use a school bus contractor for the provision of student transportation services. The bill provides that an individual that receives funding from the department and who does not complete five years of employment as a school bus driver with an eligible district would be required to repay to the department the cost of obtaining a CDL and all required endorsements, prorated against the duration of employment as a school bus driver in an eligible district as follows:· an individual who completes three full years of employment or less would repay 100 percent of the cost of obtaining a CDL and all required endorsements; and· an individual who completes four full years of employment would repay 50 percent of the cost of obtaining a CDL and all required endorsements.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*,  Patrick Diegnan (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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