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IA SSB1161

IA SSB1161
A bill for an act relating to department of education school bus driver authorization and approved courses of instruction.(See SF 448.)


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Introduced
02/19/2025
In Committee
02/19/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

Under current law, a person applying for employment or employed as a school bus driver is required to successfully complete a course of instruction for school bus drivers approved by the department of education (DE) before or within the first 6 months of employment and at least every 24 months thereafter. If a school bus driver fails to provide an employer with a certificate of completion of the course, the driver’s employer must report the failure to DE and the employee’s authorization to operate a school bus must be revoked. A person whose school bus authorization has been revoked is prohibited from being issued another authorization until certification of the completion of a course is received by DE. This bill exempts school bus drivers from being required to complete a course unless the school district employing the driver requires it. A school bus driver whose authorization is revoked may receive authorization without completion of a course if the driver is subsequently employed by a school district that does not require successful completion of a course, so long as the driver is otherwise eligible for authorization. If a school bus driver’s school district requires successful completion of a course, the driver must comply with the course requirements under current law.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Transportation (Senate)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 448. (on 02/25/2025)

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