as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/14/2024 03:54pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/14/2024 |
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing certain third-party testing by transit operators;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.3213.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.3213, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end A school district that is a third-party testing program and owns or operates school
buses may enter into an agreement with other school districts to test the other districts'
school bus driver employees. A school bus company that is a third-party testing program
and owns or operates school buses may enter into an agreement with other school bus
companies to test the other companies' school bus driver employees.
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(b) A transit operator that is a third-party testing program and owns or operates transit
buses may enter into an agreement with other transit operators to test the other transit
operators' transit bus driver employees.
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new text begin (c)new text end A third-party testing programnew text begin that performs testing under this sectionnew text end may be
reimbursed by the tested driver's school district deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin , school busnew text end companynew text begin , or transit operatornew text end .
deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin (d) Annew text end agreementnew text begin under this sectionnew text end must be submitted to the commissioner for
approval. A certified third-party tester must be employed by deleted text begin a school district or a school
bus company providingdeleted text end new text begin the third-party testing program that providesnew text end the testing services.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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