North Dakota § 15.1-07-20 School vehicle driver - Requirements

North Dakota Statutes

§ 15.1-07-20 — School vehicle driver - Requirements

North Dakota § 15.1-07-20

Title 15.1Elementary and Secondary Education

Ch. 15.1-07School Districts

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N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-07-20 (2026).

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1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an individual transports students or other passengers in a school vehicle for which a commercial driver's license is not required, the individual must:

(1)Hold a North Dakota driver's license;

(2)Be free from communicable diseases;

(3)Be in good physical health and have normal use of both hands, both feet, both eyes, and both ears;

(4)Be of sound mental health;

(5)Pass any drug and alcohol screening tests required by the school board; and

(6)Be at least twenty-one years of age, unless the board of a school district determines that an individual not meeting this requirement can safely and adequately perform the required duties. b. If the vehicle being used to transport students or other passengers under this subsection is a sch

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1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an individual transports
students or other passengers in a school vehicle for which a commercial driver's
license is not required, the individual must:
(1) Hold a North Dakota driver's license;
(2) Be free from communicable diseases;
(3) Be in good physical health and have normal use of both hands, both feet,
both eyes, and both ears;
(4) Be of sound mental health;
(5) Pass any drug and alcohol screening tests required by the school board;
and
(6) Be at least twenty-one years of age, unless the board of a school district
determines that an individual not meeting this requirement can safely and
adequately perform the required duties.
b. If the vehicle being used to transport students or other passengers under this
subsection is a school vehicle for which a commercial driver's license is not
required, but which is designed to seat ten to fifteen passengers, the individual
must:
(1) Hold a North Dakota driver's license;
(2) Meet the physical and medical requirements established for commercial
vehicle drivers;
(3) Complete any annual training required by the superintendent of public
instruction;
(4) Be at least twenty-one years of age, unless the board of a school district
determines that an individual not meeting this requirement can safely and
adequately perform the required duties; and
(5) Complete the national safety council defensive driving course number four
workshop within the first year of employment and at least once every five
years thereafter.
2. a. The board of a school district may request, at any time, that a health care
professional designated by the board examine an individual to determine if the
individual meets the physical and medical requirements of subsection 1.
b. The health care professional conducting the examination shall forward any
charges to the individual's insurance carrier for payment. Any examination costs
for an initial examination and recertification examinations required to comply with
chapter 15.1-07 which remain after application of the individual's insurance
coverage are the responsibility of the board. For any additional examinations,
unless otherwise provided for by the board, any costs that remain after
application of the individual's insurance coverage are the responsibility of the
individual.