View Daily Data Tracking History
View Bill Text
View Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact
H0577.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS - Amends existing law to change references to school bus
drivers; and to authorize a waiver for persons with insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus.
02/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 58-0-12
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Campbell, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Judd, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie,
Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Wheeler, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Callister, Chase, Gould, Hansen(29),
Jones, Kellogg, Smith, Stevenson, Trail(Miller), Wood, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Black
Title apvd - to Senate
02/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Riggs
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol
04/03 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/04 Pres signed - to Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 426
Effective: 07/01/00
H0577
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 577
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO OPERATORS OF SCHOOL BUSES; AMENDING SECTION 33-1508, IDAHO CODE,
3 TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORREC-
4 TION; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-1509, IDAHO CODE, TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO
5 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER FOR PERSONS WITH INSULIN-
6 DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1508, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 33-1508. OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUSES. 1. All school buses shall at all
11 times be operated in conformity with law and with rules and regulations of the
12 department of law enforcement and the state board of education.
13 2. No school bus shall:
14 a. Cross any railroad track, or enter or cross any arterial highway with-
15 out first coming to a full stop. If any such crossing, intersection or
16 access be obscured by trees, buildings or other object, or because of
17 wind, storm or fog, the chauffeur school bus driver shall open such win-
18 dows and doors as will permit him to determine when it is safe to proceed;
19 b. Be operated at any time for the transportation of pupils by any person
20 who does not have a current chauffeur commercial driver's license (CDL) as
21 specified in section 49-105, Idaho Code, a valid driver's permit issued by
22 the board of trustees, and the minimum training for bus drivers as pre-
23 scribed by the state board of education;
24 c. Be operated at any time in excess of its maximum occupancy as deter-
25 mined by the manufacturer. Occupancy at no time shall exceed three (3)
26 persons in a seat.
27 SECTION 2. That Section 33-1509, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28 amended to read as follows:
29 33-1509. CHAUFFEURS SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS -- DEFINITION -- QUALIFICATION --
30 DUTIES. For the purpose of this chapter the term "chauffeurschool bus driver"
31 shall mean any person who at any time is operating a school bus while trans-
32 porting pupils to or from school, or to or from approved school activities.
33 A board of trustees shall employ chauffeurs school bus drivers only upon
34 prior application in writing and the board shall require of chauffeurs school
35 bus drivers employed by others who transport pupils of their district under
36 contract, the same information required in such written application. Each
37 application shall contain at least the minimum information specified by the
38 state department of education.
39 Any person employed as a chauffeur school bus driver shall be over the age
40 of eighteen (18) years, be of good moral character and not addicted to the use
41 of intoxicants or narcotics. Chauffeurs School bus drivers shall be subject to
2
1 the physical examination standards of the federal motor carrier safety regula-
2 tions. Provided however, that individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes
3 mellitus, who are otherwise medically qualified under the physical examination
4 standards of the federal motor carrier safety regulations, may request a
5 waiver for this condition and, in the discretion of the board of trustees, be
6 issued a school bus driver's permit for intrastate transport of pupils to or
7 from school, or to or from approved school activities. Applicants for a waiver
8 under this section shall provide all information and accompanying documenta-
9 tion as required on a form approved by the state department of education.
10 Before entering upon his duties, each chauffeur school bus driver shall file
11 with the board of trustees a current health certificate and, if applicable, a
12 waiver request pursuant to this section with all required information and
13 accompanying documentation. Subsequent health certificates shall be filed with
14 the frequency required by the federal motor carrier safety regulations. Chauf-
15 feurs School bus drivers shall be physically able to perform all job-related
16 duties.
17 Each chauffeur school bus driver shall at all times possess a valid and
18 appropriate commercial driver's license, including endorsements as specified
19 in section 49-105, Idaho Code, and a school bus driver's permit issued by the
20 board of trustees and, if applicable, a waiver for insulin-dependent diabetes
21 mellitus issued by the board of trustees. Such The school bus driver's permit
22 shall be in a form approved by the state department of education and shall be
23 carried on the chauffeur's school bus driver's person or be exhibited in full
24 view when the holder thereof is operating any school bus with pupils therein.
25 The board of trustees may for cause, and after a hearing, revoke any
26 school bus driver's permit or waiver for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
27 Each chauffeur school bus driver shall maintain such route books and other
28 records as may be required by the state department of education or by the
29 board of trustees of the school district. He The school bus driver shall
30 report any pupil whose behavior is such as may endanger the operation of the
31 vehicle, or who damages the same or any part thereof, or whose language is
32 obscene.
33 It shall be the duty of each chauffeur school bus driver to report any
34 condition on, or bordering, his route which constitutes a hazard to the safety
35 of the pupils being transported.
REPRINT REPRINT REPRINT REPRINT REPRINT
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09868
This act provides that an insulin-dependent person shall not automatically be
denied a school bus driving permit. This bill allows the Board of Trustees to
consider on a case-by-case basis whether or not a license can be granted based on
a medical qualification.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Max Black
Phone: 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE Bill No. 577