PURPOSE: This rule establishes criteria for an approved eight-hour school bus training program required by section 302.272, RSMo to waive the written examination.

1. (1) The holder of a school bus permit issued under section 302.272, RSMo is eligible for a waiver of the written skills examination for renewal of the permit if evidence is provided to the director that a total of eight (8) hours of training is certified as completed, within the preceding twelve (12) months, in any two

2. (2) or more of the following categories:

   1. (A) The role of the school bus driver;
   2. (B) Laws governing pupil transportation;
   3. (C) Discipline;
   4. (D) Loading and unloading procedures;
   5. (E) Driving fundamentals and road signs;
   6. (F) First aid;
   7. (G) Procedures for handling accidents and emergencies;
   8. (H) Emergency driving techniques;
   9. (I) Preventive maintenance and pretrip inspection;
   10. (J) Transportation of the handicapped; or
   11. (K) Behind-the-wheel instruction.
3. (2) No more than four (4) hours of training shall be in any one (1) topic listed in subsections (1)(A)–(K) of this rule.

4. (3) No program shall be approved by the director for eligibility of a waiver of written skills examination unless conducted by or under the supervision of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certified driver instructor. Examples of programs approved by the director may include, but not be limited to:

   1. (A) Missouri School Bus Driver Training Programs;
   2. (B) National Highway Safety Programs;
   3. (C) Missouri State Highway Patrol Programs;
   4. (D) American Red Cross First Aid Programs;
   5. (E) Missouri Association of Pupil Transportation Programs; or
   6. (F) Missouri School Bus Drivers Rodeo.
5. (4) At the time of renewal of a school bus permit as determined by the director, the holder shall present evidence of completion of at least eight (8) hours of approved training within the preceding twelve (12) months in 12 CSR 10-24

order to be eligible for the written skills examination waiver. Evidence provided by the school bus permit holder shall be substantially the same as the Missouri School Bus Driver Training Certification form published with this rule.

1. (5) The Missouri School Bus Driver Training Certification, or its equivalent, shall be verified by a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certified driver instructor.
2. (6) Any person who does not provide the required certificate of training for renewal of a school bus operator’s permit shall be required to successfully pass the written skills examination for school bus drivers.

AUTHORITY: section 302.272, RSMo Supp. 1997.* Emergency rule filed March 15, 1991, effective March 25, 1991, expired July 23, 1991. Original rule filed March 15, 1991, effective Aug. 30, 1991. Amended: Filed Nov. 21, 1991, effective April 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Oct. 22, 1997, effective April 30, 1998. *Original authority: 302.272, RSMo 1986, amended 1987, 1989, 1996.