To update the reference from the 2006 to the 2021 edition of the department’s Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum for compliance with new federal entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements adopted by the Federal Motor ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-3.0141Employment of School Bus Operators

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update the reference from the 2006 to the 2021 edition of the department’s Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum for compliance with new federal entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements adopted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), effective February 7, 2022.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: To revise rule 6A-3.0141, F.A.C., to change the reference to the Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum, Revised 2006 to the current 2021 edition.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 316.615(3), 1001.02(1), 1006.22, 1012.45, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 316.615, 1006.22, 1012.32(2)(a), 1012.45, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mark Eggers, Assistant Deputy Commissioner. [e-mail], [phone]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.