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SENATE BILL 5678
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators Benton and Goings
Read first time 02/06/97. Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to transporting students; amending RCW 28A.160.210; and creating a new section.
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)), and eligibility
requirements for district employees who transport students in school buses or
other motor vehicles. Such rules ((and regulations)) shall be
designed to insure that persons will not be employed to operate school buses or
other motor vehicles unless they possess such physical health and driving
skills as are necessary to safely operate school buses or other motor
vehicles: PROVIDED, That such rules ((and regulations)) shall
insure that ((school bus drivers)) district employees 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)) district employees 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)) district
employee's driving skills, if that employee transports students in
school buses or other motor vehicles.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The purpose of section 1 of this act is to clarify and affirm the existing power of the state board of education to adopt rules governing district employees who transport students.
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