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2018 SESSION
SB 557 School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
School bus operators; training. Requires any school bus operator applicant who does not possess a commercial driver's license to receive (i) a minimum of 24 hours of classroom training and (ii) six hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers and requires any school bus operator applicant who possesses a commercial driver's license to receive (a) a minimum of four hours of classroom training and (b) three hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers. Current law leaves the setting of such hourly requirements to the Department of Education. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to HB 810.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101767D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105297D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107054D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB557ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101767D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/17/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/25/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105297D-S1
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105297D-S1
- 01/29/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB557S1
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/14/18 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107054D-H1
- 02/16/18 House: Read second time
- 02/19/18 House: Read third time
- 02/19/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107054D-H1
- 02/19/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB557H1
- 02/19/18 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/18 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 Senate: Title replaced 18107054D-H1
- 02/22/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB557ER)
- 02/22/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/05/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/05/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)