Indiana § 20-27-8-15 School bus driver training certification; revocation of certification

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-27-8-15 — School bus driver training certification; revocation of certification

Indiana § 20-27-8-15

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 27SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION

Ch. 8School Bus Drivers

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Ind. Code § 20-27-8-15 (2026).

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(a)The driver of a school bus for a public or nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board shall have in the school bus driver's possession, while transporting passengers, a certificate that states the school bus driver has:

(1)enrolled in or completed a course in school bus driver safety education as required under sections 9 and 10 of this chapter; or

(2)operated a school bus at least thirty (30) days during the three

(3)year period preceding the effective date of the school bus driver's employment.

(b)A certificate of enrollment in or completion of the course or courses in school bus driver safety education shall be prescribed by the committee and completed by the designated representative of the committee.

(c)A driver of a school bus who fails to complete the school bus

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(a) The driver of a school bus for a public or
nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board shall have in the
school bus driver's possession, while transporting passengers, a
certificate that states the school bus driver has:
(1) enrolled in or completed a course in school bus driver safety
education as required under sections 9 and 10 of this chapter; or
(2) operated a school bus at least thirty (30) days during the three
(3) year period preceding the effective date of the school bus
driver's employment.
(b) A certificate of enrollment in or completion of the course or
courses in school bus driver safety education shall be prescribed by the
committee and completed by the designated representative of the
committee.
(c) A driver of a school bus who fails to complete the school bus
driver safety education course or courses, as required, shall be reported
by the person who conducted the course to the committee and to the
school corporation where the school bus driver is employed or under
contract.
(d) A driver of a school bus who fails to complete the school bus
driver safety education course or courses, as required, may not drive a
school bus within Indiana while transporting a student.
(e) The department may at any time order the revocation of a
driver's certificate of completion of the school bus driver safety
education training due to:
(1) fraudulent completion of the annual safety meeting or
workshop required under section 9 of this chapter; or
(2) circumstances endangering the safe transportation of students,
including the following:
(A) Permanent revocation for a:
(i) conviction for a felony or for a Class A misdemeanor that
endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student; or
(ii) positive drug or alcohol test result that does not fall under
the return to duty policy of the employing school corporation.
(B) A two (2) year revocation for a conviction for a Class B
misdemeanor that endangers the safety or safe transportation of
a student.
(C) A one (1) year revocation for a:
(i) conviction for a Class C misdemeanor; or
(ii) judgment for a Class A infraction;
that endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student.
(D) A six (6) month revocation for a judgment for a Class B or
Class C infraction that endangers the safety or safe
transportation of a student.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-11.5.]