Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF0647

Relating to school buses; allowing school districts to provide bus
transportation along varying bus routes for early childhood family education
(ECFE) participants; modifying student rider bus safety training requirements;
allowing districts contracting for transportation an exemption from the standard
cost allocation method for authorized and nonauthorized transportation
categories under certain conditions; including multifunction school activity
buses in the school bus definition and modifying types A and C school bus
definitions, requiring multifunctional activity buses to meet federal safety
standards; prohibiting drivers from operating buses while communicating on
cellular (cell) phones; modifying the bus driver seat belt requirement; making
conforming amendments; updating the applicable date for bus standards; modifying
battery requirements, body standards, seat cushion requirements, class D drivers
license endorsements and bus signage requirements; allowing certain exceptions
to class D licensure, nonpublic schools and private contractors to use driver
alternative assessments and drivers to receive training in lieu of an
assessment; requiring the commissioner of public safety to revise certain
department rules; repealing school bus oil filtration system, mirrors, overall
width and crossing control arm provisions
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