School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training. (SB557)

Introduced By

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

School bus operators; training. Requires any school bus operator applicant who does not possess a commercial driver's license to receive (i) a minimum of 24 hours of classroom training and (ii) six hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers and requires any school bus operator applicant who possesses a commercial driver's license to receive (a) a minimum of four hours of classroom training and (b) three hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers. Current law leaves the setting of such hourly requirements to the Department of Education. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to HB 810. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2018Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101767D
01/09/2018Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/17/2018Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/24/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB557)
01/25/2018Committee substitute printed 18105297D-S1
01/25/2018Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2018Read second time
01/29/2018Reading of substitute waived
01/29/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18105297D-S1
01/29/2018Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB557S1
01/30/2018Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2018Placed on Calendar
02/05/2018Read first time
02/05/2018Referred to Committee on Education
02/05/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB557S1)
02/14/2018Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2018Committee substitute printed 18107054D-H1
02/15/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB557H1)
02/16/2018Read second time
02/19/2018Read third time
02/19/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18107054D-H1
02/19/2018Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB557H1
02/19/2018Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
02/19/2018VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2018House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2018Title replaced 18107054D-H1
02/22/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB557ER)
02/22/2018Enrolled
02/22/2018Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB557ER)
02/22/2018Signed by Speaker
02/23/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB557ER)
02/23/2018Signed by President
02/26/2018Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
02/26/2018G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
03/05/2018G Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/18)
03/05/2018G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)