H*3882(Rat #0113, Act #0066 of 2015)  General Bill, By Gambrell, Gagnon, Putnam and 
Thayer
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO MANDATORY PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, SO
 AS TO PROVIDE THE EXAMINATIONS MUST MEET CERTAIN FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IN
 ADDITION TO STATE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE CERTIFIED
 BY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS REQUIRING THIS
 CERTIFICATION INSTEAD BE MADE BY PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, OR
 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS. - ratified title

   03/19/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 34)
   03/19/15  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 34)
   04/23/15  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 9)
   04/28/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/28/15  House  Amended (House Journal-page 68)
   04/28/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 68)
   04/28/15  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 69)
   04/29/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   04/29/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 15)
   04/29/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   05/27/15  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education (Senate Journal-page 37)
   06/02/15  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 43)
   06/02/15  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 43)
   06/02/15  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 43)
   06/03/15  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 20)
   06/03/15  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 207)
   06/03/15  House  Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 207)
   06/04/15         Ratified R 113
   06/08/15         Signed By Governor
   06/11/15         Effective date 06/08/15
   06/12/15         Act No. 66

(A66, R113, H3882)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATORY PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE EXAMINATIONS MUST MEET CERTAIN FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO STATE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS REQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATION INSTEAD BE MADE BY PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Examination criteria revised

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 medical examiner as defined in 49 C.F.R. 390.5, before the testing required to operate a school bus and at least every two years after that. 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 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."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2015.

Approved the 8th day of June, 2015.