1. (a) The department will certify a person holding a school bus driver permit as a school bus driver training instructor if the person:

   1. (1) has at least two years' school bus driving experience; and
   2. (2) satisfactorily completes a school bus driver training instructor certification program conducted by the department.
2. (b) A school bus driver training instructor certificate issued under (a) of this section expires three years after the date of issuance, or when the holder fails to continue to hold a school bus driver permit, whichever comes first.

3. (c) An instructor certificate issued under (a) of this section may be renewed every three years if the holder submits an application on a form prescribed by the department and

   1. (1) has conducted at least one school bus driver training course approved under 4 AAC 27.200 during the term of the certificate that covered each of the minimum standard training requirements of 4 AAC 27.220; and
   2. (2) satisfactorily completes a school bus driver training instructor refresher program conducted by the department.
4. (d) The requirement of subsection (c)(1) may be waived by the commissioner if the commissioner determines that the opportunity to conduct the required training did not exist.

(Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109)

Authority: AS 14.07.020