EEACA: School Bus Driver Examination and Training

Code: EEACA

Adopted: 7/15/10

Revised/Readopted: 4/08/15

The district or transportation provider shall verify that a school bus driver’s physical examination was certified by a medical examiner whose certificate was listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners as of the date of the issuance of the school bus driver’s examination certificate, and meets other criteria as established by state and federal law and by Oregon Department of Education regulations including the requirements for a commercial driver’s license (CDL).

A school bus manufacturer, school bus dealer or school bus mechanic is not required to have a school bus endorsement while operating a school bus that is not transporting students.

END OF POLICY

Legal Reference(s):

Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, 49 U.S.C. §§ 31301-31317; 49 C.F.R. Parts 40, 382, 391-395 (2006).

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations, 49 C.F.R. Part 391, §§ 391.42, 391.43 (2014).

Cross Reference(s):

GBED - Medical Examinations/Drug Testing

GBEDA - Drug and Alcohol Testing - Transportation Personnel

GCDA/GDDA - Criminal Records Checks/Fingerprinting

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