SENATE DOCKET, NO. 949        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2085

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to school bus driver licensing.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 949        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2085

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1928 OF 2017-2018.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to school bus driver licensing.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 8A ½ of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 16 by inserting after the word “registrar” the following:- “provided, however, that such person is determined to have a clean driving record at the time of application, as outlined in this section”.

SECTION 2. Said section 8A ½ of said Chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended in line 54 by inserting after the word “section.” the following:- The registrar shall develop and promulgate an automatic reporting system for school bus drivers arrested for non-traffic violations.

SECTION 3. Said section 8A ½ of said Chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:

For the purposes of this section, a person shall be determined to have a clean driving record if the person has:

(1)   no traffic violations in the previous year;

(2)   no major traffic violations, as defined in 211 CMR 134.10(3)(c), in the previous 5 years, and not more than 3 such violations in the applicant’s driving history;

(3)   not more than 5 minor traffic violations, as defined in 211 CMR 134.10(3)(d), in the previous 5 years; and

(4)   not more than 3 at-fault accidents in the previous 5 years.