Minnesota Administrative Rules

7414.0200 BASIC REQUIREMENT; APPLICABILITY.

Every person required by Minnesota Statutes, section 171.321 to have a school bus endorsement on the person's driver's license must meet the requirements specified in this chapter.

A.

A person who operates a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for ten or fewer persons used as a school bus is not required to have a school bus endorsement if:

(1)

the motor vehicle operated by the individual is not outwardly equipped or identified as a school bus; and

(2)

the driver possesses a valid class driver's license in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 171.02, subdivision 2.

B.

The driver of a vehicle operated as a Head Start bus is not subject to the qualifications in this chapter for a school bus endorsement, except that the driver is subject to the disqualification provisions applicable to a Head Start bus driver in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.3215.

C.

The transportation of persons by a charter carrier is not subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.06; 171.321; 299A.01

History:

13 SR 1448; 22 SR 2343

Published Electronically:

January 3, 2003