1.A driver of a school bus must meet all of the following requirements:
a.Be at least eighteen years of age.
b.Be physically and mentally competent.
c.Not possess personal or moral habits which would be detrimental to the best interests
of the safety and welfare of the children transported.
d.Possess a current certificate of qualification for operation of a commercial motor
vehicle issued by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 148, physician assistant, advanced
registered nurse practitioner, or chiropractor or any other person identified by federal and
state law as authorized to perform physical examinations.
2.Prior to hiring an applicant for a school bus driver position, including a contract
position, an employer shall have access to and shall review the information in the Iow
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1. A driver of a school bus must meet all of the following requirements:
a. Be at least eighteen years of age.
b. Be physically and mentally competent.
c. Not possess personal or moral habits which would be detrimental to the best interests
of the safety and welfare of the children transported.
d. Possess a current certificate of qualification for operation of a commercial motor
vehicle issued by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 148, physician assistant, advanced
registered nurse practitioner, or chiropractor or any other person identified by federal and
state law as authorized to perform physical examinations.
2. Prior to hiring an applicant for a school bus driver position, including a contract
position, an employer shall have access to and shall review the information in the Iowa court
information system available to the general public, the sex offender registry information
under section 692A.121 available to the general public, the central registry for child abuse
information established under section 235A.14, and the central registry for dependent adult
abuse information established under section 235B.5 for information regarding the applicant.
An employer shall follow the same procedure upon the renewal of an employee’s or
contract employee’s school bus driver’s license issued by the department of transportation
valid for the operation of a school bus. An employer shall pay for the cost of the registry
checks conducted pursuant to this subsection. An employer shall maintain documentation
demonstrating compliance with this subsection.
3. Any of the following shall constitute grounds for the immediate suspension from duties
of a school bus driver, including a part-time or substitute bus driver, pending a termination
hearing by the board of directors of a public school district or the authorities in charge in a
nonpublic school, or pending confirmation of the grounds by the employer of the school bus
driver if the employer is not a school district or accredited nonpublic school:
a. Use of nonprescription controlled substances or alcoholic beverages during working
hours.
b. Operating a school bus while under the influence of nonprescription controlled
substances or alcoholic beverages.
c. Fraud in the procurement or renewal of a school bus driver’s authorization to operate
a school bus.
d. The commission of or conviction for a public offense as defined by the Iowa criminal
code, if the offense is relevant to and affects driving ability, or if the offense includes sexual
involvement with a minor student with the intent to commit acts and practices proscribed
under sections 709.2 through 709.4, section 709.8, and sections 725.1 through 725.3, or
student abuse as defined in section 232E.1.
e. The school bus driver is listed in the sex offender registry established under chapter
692A, the central registry for child abuse information established under section 235A.14, or
the central registry for dependent adult abuse information established under section 235B.5.
A termination hearing conducted pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the question
of whether the school bus driver was incorrectly listed in the registry.
f. A change in circumstances indicating that the driver is no longer physically or mentally
competent. For the purpose of an insulin-dependent diabetic, a change in circumstances
includes the following:
(1) Results of a glycosylated hemoglobin test indicating values less than 6.0 percent or
greater than 9.5 percent unless accompanied by the required medical opinion that the event
was incidental and not an indication of failure to control glucose levels.
(2) Resultsofself-monitoringindicateglucoselevelslessthanonehundredmilligramsper
deciliterorgreaterthanthreehundredmilligramsperdeciliter,untilself-monitoringindicates
compliance with specifications.
(3) Experiencing a loss of consciousness or control relating to diabetes.
(4) Failing to maintain or falsifying the required reports.
4. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an insulin-dependent diabetic may
qualify under subsection 1, paragraph “d”, for purposes of operating a school bus under
this section if a person identified by federal or state law as authorized to perform physical
examinations annually provides a signed statement indicating that based upon an annual
physical examination the individual is physically able to perform the required functions
despite insulin dependency. The insulin-dependent diabetic shall not qualify to operate a
school bus if, at minimum, the individual results of a glycosylated hemoglobin test indicate
values less than 6.0 percent or greater than 9.5 percent on other than an incidental basis
and not as a result of failure to control glucose levels. The statement shall also indicate
that within the past three years the insulin-dependent diabetic has completed instruction to
address diabetes management and driving safety, signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and
hyperglycemia, and what procedures must be followed if complications arise.
b. A school district or authorities in charge of the nonpublic school that employs
or otherwise secures the services of an individual with an authorization who is an
insulin-dependent diabetic shall monitor the insulin-dependent diabetic to determine that
they are in compliance with all of the following:
(1) Self-monitoring blood glucose and demonstrating conformance with requirements,
more than one hundred milligrams per deciliter and less than three hundred milligrams per
deciliter, within one hour before driving a school bus and approximately every four hours
while on duty using a United States food and drug administration approved device.
(2) Reporting immediately to the school district or school any failure to comply with
specific glucose level requirements as listed in subparagraph (1) or loss of consciousness
or control.
(3) Carrying a source of readily absorbable, fast-acting glucose while on duty.
(4) Maintaining a daily log of all glucose test results for the previous six-month period
and providing copies to the school district or school, the examining physician or examining
physician assistant, and the department of education upon request.
(5) Submitting all required department of education forms within the prescribed
timelines.