State and Federal laws and regulations related to safely traversing highway rail grade crossings.Ĥ9 CFR 383.123(b) allows a State to waive the driving skills test requirement for currently licensed school bus drivers who meet certain conditions during the two-year period immediately prior to applying for the school bus endorsement. Emergency exits and procedures for safely evacuating passengers in an emergency andĬ. Loading and unloading children, including the safe operation of stop signals, external mirror systems, flashing lights and other warning devices and passenger safety devices required for school buses by State or Federal law or regulation ī. (2) A knowledge test covering at least the following three topics:Ī. (1) A driving skills test in a school bus of the same vehicle group as the school bus applicant will drive. States were allowed up to 3 years, until September 30, 2005, to implement the new CDL requirements contained in 49 CFR 383.123, which require that the endorsement must include the following: In 1999 Congress directed the FMCSA to establish a special CDL endorsement for drivers of school buses, prescribing minimum standards for written and driving tests. The expiration date for allowing states to waive the driving skills test provided in 49 CFR 383.123(b), has also been extended for one year, to Sept. Some states may expect the school bus drivers to meet the old deadline of Septemor an earlier deadline than the one set by FMCSA for 2006. 30, 2006, to fully administer to all school bus drivers knowledge and skills tests required by §383.123(a). States are provided with an additional year, until Sept. States may require school bus driver training in addition to taking the knowledge and skills tests. This rule provides the relief sought by the States and school bus transportation industry and helps avoid any adverse impact on school bus driver availability.Ī driver who passed FMCSA-approved knowledge and skills tests for a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) school bus endorsement prior to Sept. The IFL implements changes mandated by Congress in the recently enacted Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or the Act). The rule affects 49 CFR Parts 383 and 384. (b) Exception.Effective September 28, 2005, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final rule (IFR) affecting school bus (“S”) endorsement for the commercial driver’s license (CDL). Must take a driving skills test in a school bus of the same vehicle group (see § 383.91(a)) as the school bus applicant will drive. (iv) Operating practices and procedures not otherwise specified. (iii) State and Federal laws and regulations related to safely traversing railroad-highway grade crossings and (ii) Emergency exits and procedures for safely evacuating passengers in an emergency. (i) Loading and unloading children, including the safe operation of stop signal devices, external mirror systems, flashing lights, and other warning and passenger safety devices required for school buses by State or Federal law or regulation. Must have knowledge covering the following topics: Pass the knowledge and skills test for obtaining a passenger vehicle endorsement. (1) Qualify for passenger vehicle endorsement. (a) An applicant for the school bus endorsement must satisfy the following three requirements: § 383.123 Requirements for a school bus endorsement.
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