WSR 14-22-020
PERMANENT RULES
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
[Filed October 27, 2014, 7:27 a.m., effective November 27, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Revisions to chapter 392-144 WAC were adopted on March 25, 2014, with an effective date of September 1, 2014. The language that specified a school district is required to get a copy of each school bus driver's driving records for evaluation during the annual review of school bus driver compliance was accidentally omitted.
The revision shown below adds the omitted language.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-144-160.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.160.210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-19-057 on September 12, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 27, 2014.
Randy Dorn
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-09-031, filed 4/9/14, effective 9/1/14)
WAC 392-144-160 School district—Verification of driver's continuing compliance.
(1) Every school district shall annually evaluate each authorized school bus driver for continuing compliance with the provisions of this chapter ((annually)). The results of this evaluation of all drivers shall be submitted to the superintendent or their designee no later than the last business day in October of each year.
(2) This annual evaluation shall certify that the district has verified the following:
(a) That each authorized school bus driver's medical examination certificate expiration date, first-aid expiration date, driver's license expiration date and most recent school bus driver in-service training date has been updated in compliance with procedures established by the superintendent;
(b) That each authorized school bus driver's abstract of driving record provided by the department of licensing has been reviewed and is in compliance with WAC 392-144-103;
(c) That each authorized school bus driver has made an updated disclosure in writing and signed and sworn under penalty of perjury which updates the disclosure required in WAC 392-144-102(4); and
(((c))) (d) That each authorized school bus driver remains in compliance with the physical requirements of WAC 392-144-102(5).