Tennessee § 49-6-2117 Prohibition against nonpublic schools employing or permitting driver convicted of violations

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§ 49-6-2117 — Prohibition against nonpublic schools employing or permitting driver convicted of violations

Tennessee § 49-6-2117

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2117 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no private school, as defined in § 49-6-3001 , or church related school, as defined in § 49-50-801(a) , shall employ or permit a person to drive a school bus in this state who, within five (5) years of the person's application to be employed or serve as a school bus driver, has been convicted in this state, or in any other jurisdiction pursuant to a law prohibiting the same conduct, of a violation of any of the following:

(1)Driving under the influence of an intoxicant as prohibited by § 55-10-401 ;

(2)Vehicular assault as prohibited by § 39-13-106 ;

(3)Vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-213(a)(2) ;

(4)Aggravated vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-218 ;

(5)Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled sub

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no private school, as defined in § 49-6-3001 , or church related school, as defined in § 49-50-801(a) , shall employ or permit a person to drive a school bus in this state who, within five (5) years of the person's application to be employed or serve as a school bus driver, has been convicted in this state, or in any other jurisdiction pursuant to a law prohibiting the same conduct, of a violation of any of the following: (1) Driving under the influence of an intoxicant as prohibited by § 55-10-401 ; (2) Vehicular assault as prohibited by § 39-13-106 ; (3) Vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-213(a)(2) ; (4) Aggravated vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-218 ; (5) Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance as prohibited by § 39-17-417 ; or (6) Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance analogue as prohibited by § 39-17-454 . (b) It shall be the responsibility of the private school or church related school to determine whether any person employed by the school to drive a school bus is in compliance with this section.