1. A. General. A school vehicle driver instructor shall:

   1. (1) Be employed by or under contract with the Board of Education;
   2. (2) Have a high school diploma or a State high-school equivalency certificate;
   3. (3) Meet all Motor Vehicle Administration and Department requirements for school vehicle drivers contained in Regulation .06 of this chapter, unless an exception is approved in writing by the Department;
   4. (4) Have 3 years satisfactory service as a school vehicle driver;
   5. (5) Be certified under this regulation to conduct classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel instruction, or both.

2. B. Certification for Classroom Instruction.

   1. (1) Except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation, school vehicle driver instructor certification to provide classroom instruction requires successful completion of the Department-sponsored 3-day school bus driver instructor workshop.

   2. (2) If the school vehicle driver instructor is required to provide classroom instruction before the school bus driver instructor workshop referenced in §B(1) of this regulation is available to attend, the individual shall do the following to be certified as a school vehicle driver instructor:

      1. (a) Observe classroom instruction provided by a certified instructor designated by the Department; and
      2. (b) Teach a lesson under the guidance of that certified instructor.
3. C. Certification for Behind-the-Wheel Instruction. Certification to provide behind-the-wheel instruction requires that the prospective school vehicle driver instructor provide behind-the-wheel instruction to a school vehicle driver trainee while being observed by and under the direct supervision of a certified school vehicle driver instructor.

Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 5-218, and 8-410, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 29, 1975 (2:24 Md. R. 1482)

Chapter revised effective August 4, 1976 (3:16 Md. R. 854)

Regulations .01A, .03F, .04E, J, K, L, .05, and .06 amended effective August 3, 1977 (4:16 Md. R. 1214)

Chapter revised effective December 29, 1978 (5:26 Md. R. 1927)

Regulation .01B amended effective February 20, 1981 (8:4 Md. R. 344)

Regulation .01D amended effective October 31, 1980 (7:22 Md. R. 2075)

Chapter revised effective December 21, 1981 (8:25 Md. R. 1996)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .02A amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 27, 1987 (14:15 Md. R. 1661)

Regulation .03 repealed as an emergency provision effective May 10, 1983 (10:11 Md. R. 972); repealed permanently effective August 1, 1983 (10:15 Md. R. 1351)

Regulations .03 and .09-1 adopted effective July 1, 1985 (12:13 Md. R. 1281)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182); July 9, 1990 (17:13 Md. R. 1612)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 27, 1987 (14:15 Md. R. 1661)

Regulation .04B amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .06A amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .09A amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2182)

Regulation .09-1A and C amended effective July 1, 1988 (15:6 Md. R. 741)

Regulation .09-1 amended and recodified as Regulation .10 effective July 1, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 995)

Regulation .10 amended and recodified as Regulation .12 effective July 1, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 995)

Regulation .11 adopted effective July 1, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 995)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.17 adopted effective August 31, 1992 (19:17 Md. R. 1608)

Regulation .01B amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .01-1 adopted effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)

Regulation .05 amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .08C, D repealed effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .08-1 adopted effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .09D amended effective March 29, 1993 (20:6 Md. R. 583)

Regulation .13D amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulation .15C amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1668)

Regulations .01—.17 repealed and new Regulations .01—.18 adopted effective October 1, 2001 (28:19 Md. R. 1686)

Chapter revised effective October 8, 2007 (34:20 Md. R. 1740)

Regulation .01B amended effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 326); December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1248)

Regulation .06B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1248)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1248)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1248)

Regulation .08B amended effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 326)

Regulation .09A,C,D amended effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 326)

Regulation .10 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1248)

Regulation .10C amended effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 326)

Chapter revised effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .06AB amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .07C amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .08A amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .11D amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .12C amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .18A amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)

Regulation .19A amended effective July 24, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 594)