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HOUSE BILL 2351
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives G. Cole, Peery, Ogden, Franklin, Leonard, Rust, Anderson, G. Fisher, Vance, Locke, Winsley, Heavey, Paris, Wineberry, Roland, J. Kohl, Bowman, Orr, Pruitt, Valle and Sprenkle
Read first time 01/15/92. Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to requiring background checks for school bus driver applicants; and amending RCW 28A.160.210.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.160.210 and 1989 c 178 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:
In
addition to other powers and duties, the state board of education shall adopt
rules and regulations governing the training and qualifications of school bus
drivers. ((Such)) The rules and regulations shall be designed to
((insure)) ensure that persons will not be employed to operate
school buses unless they possess such physical health, personal
characteristics, and driving skills as are necessary to properly
interact with students and safely operate school buses((: PROVIDED,
That such)). The rules and regulations shall ((insure)) ensure
that school bus drivers are provided a due process hearing before any
certification required by such rules and regulations is cancelled: PROVIDED
FURTHER, That such rules and regulations shall not conflict with the authority
of the department of licensing to license school bus drivers in accordance with
chapter 46.25 RCW. The state board of education may obtain a copy of the
driving record, as maintained by the department of licensing, for consideration
when evaluating a school bus driver's driving skills. However, the state
board of education shall require a background check for each applicant, at the
applicant's expense, through the Washington state patrol criminal
identification system and from the federal bureau of investigation based on the
applicant's fingerprints.