Bus driver training requirements

• Must hold Commercial Driver’s License - CLASS B with Passenger endorsement. Must meet all Dept. of Motor Vehicle Article 19A regulations, which include an annual physical, road tests and written tests. A 19A examiner will ride with you at least once a year.
  
  

• All new drivers must be fingerprinted for background check with state and federal agencies.
  
  

• New drivers are subject to pre-employment drug screening. Upon being hired, effective January 1, 1995, all current drivers are subject to random drug and alcohol testing as well as all new drivers. Yearly, 10% of our drivers are tested for alcohol and 50% of our drivers are tested for drugs.
  
  

• Physical performance test - All new drivers tested upon employment; all regular drivers must be tested by July 1, 2000; re-testing to be conducted every 2 years.
  
  

• New drivers will receive approximately 40 hours of training to learn the proper driving skills for handling a school bus. In addition, they will be given training on state and federal laws and regulations, district policies, and on the locations of our many schools.
  
  

• Two 2-hour safety refresher courses are required for all drivers annually. In addition, two 1-hour safety refresher courses are required annually for drivers of students with special needs.
  
  

• A 30-hour basic training course must be completed within first year of hire. After receiving a certificate upon completion of the course, drivers will be compensated for time.