Purpose


The purpose of this amendment is to 1) remove duplicative requirements for school districts to report school bus accidents to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE); 2) remove the requirement for school districts to maintain a list of licensed physicians, to conduct school bus operator medical examinations; 3) remove the requirement for school districts to report hazardous walking locations to the FDOE; 4) remove the requirement that school bus operators may not carry firearms on school property, and 5) remove the requirement that school bus operators may not drive in excess of the posted speed limit or fifty-five miles per hour. The effect is a rule consistent with governing law.