PURPOSE: This rule establishes the authority of the Missouri State Highway Patrol or commercial drivers license third-party tester to administer written and driving examinations to an applicant for a school bus permit.

1. (1) The director authorizes the Missouri State Highway Patrol to administer a written examination, approved by the director, to assist the director of revenue in determining an applicant’s eligibility for a Missouri school bus operator’s permit.

   1. (A) The written examination shall consist of twenty-five (25) questions including, but not limited to, an understanding of highway signs, proper turning, backing and signaling and practical knowledge of the traffic laws of this state relating to the operation of school buses.
   2. (B) Successful completion of a written examination requires the applicant to correctly answer twenty (20) out of twenty-five (25) questions.
2. (2) The director authorizes the Missouri State Highway Patrol or commercial drivers license

3. (CDL) third-party tester as specified in 12 CSR 10-24.330 to administer a driving test which will consist of a pretrip inspection of the vehicle and an actual road test, in the type of vehicle to be operated in traffic, to assist the director of revenue in determining an applicant’s ability to operate a school bus safely. If the applicant is required to possess a CDL, subsections (2)(B)–(D) shall not apply and the driver shall meet the requirements of 12 CSR 10-24.395 Delegation of Authority to the Missouri State Highway Patrol to Conduct Skills Testing of Applicants for Commercial Drivers Licenses.

   1. (A) Driving skills examination shall be conducted on dates and at locations agreed upon by the director of revenue and superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
   2. (B) The actual road test shall determine an applicant’s ability to operate a school bus safely and shall require, but not be limited to, the skills of starting, stopping, parking, turnaround maneuvers, signaling and the overall control of a school bus.
   3. (C) The pretrip inspection shall determine an applicant’s ability to locate controls and required emergency equipment.
   4. (D) Successful completion of the driving skills examination requires a score of at least seventy percent (70%). Any dangerous action or traffic violation occurring during the driving skills examination terminates the test and shall be recorded by the examiner or thirdparty tester as a failure.

AUTHORITY: section 302.272, RSMo Supp. 1989.* Original rule filed July 15, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Emergency amendment filed March 18, 1992, effective April 1, 1992, expired July 29, 1992. Amended: Filed March 18, 1992, effective Sept. 6, 1992. Emergency amendment filed July 22, 1992, effective Aug. 1, 1992, expired Nov. 28, 1992. *Original authority: 302.272, RSMo 1986, amended 1987, 1989.