SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2679

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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

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SENATE, May 4, 2020.

The committee on Transportation to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2085) of Anne M. Gobi  for legislation relative to school bus driver licensing, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2679).

For the committee,

Joseph A. Boncore

        FILED ON: 2/3/2020

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2679

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 2014 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 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.