Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Section 59-67-160 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 351 of 2006, is amended to read:
"Section 59-67-160.
A school bus driver shall have a physical examination
that meets the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSR), 49 C.F.R. 391.41, and meets the
certification requirements of this section, certified by a
physician, a nurse practitioner acting within an
approved protocol, or a physician assistant acting within an
approved scope- of-practice guideline before the testing
required to operate a school bus and every two years after that.
The examining physician, nurse practitioner, or physician
assistant's medical examiner as defined in 49 C.F.R.
390.5. The certification must be made on forms provided by
the State Department of Education or the United States
Department of Transportation. The school bus driver candidate
shall provide the testing administrator with the certified
physical examination before taking the school bus driver
physical performance test and the commercial driver's license
skills test. The school bus driver candidate shall provide a
copy of the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician
assistant's certification to the employing school
district. A school district may require additional physical
examinations as the district determines to be appropriate. The
State assumes no responsibility for the cost of physical
examinations required by districts."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.