3541.6 - Transportation - Bus Drivers
Policy 3541.6
Business/Non-Instructional Operations
Transportation: Bus Drivers
The Superintendent or his/her designee will approve all bus drivers annually and/or upon initial employment following certification by the bus contractor that each driver is in all respects qualified to drive a school bus. Contracts for transportation approved by the District shall contain assurance that the contractor will establish a drug and alcohol testing program that meets all applicable requirements of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, requiring a school bus drivers’ drug and alcohol testing program.
The Superintendent will require each regular driver to participate in a one-hour safety program each month.
Legal Reference: United States Code, Title 49
2717 Alcohol and controlled substances testing (Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991)
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49
40 Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
382 Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use and Testing
395 Hours of Service Drivers
Holiday v. City of Modesto (1991) 229 Cal. App. 3d. 528, 540.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Department of Transportation 932 F. 2d 1292 (1991)
American Trucking Association, Inc. v. Federal Highway Administration, (1995) WL 136022 (4th circuit)
Connecticut General Statutes
PA 95-140 An Act Authorizing Drug Testing of Drivers of Certain Commercial Motor Vehicle.
10-220 Duties of boards of education
Regulations of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 14-275-32
United States Code, Title 49; Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49
40 Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
382 Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use and Testing
395 Hours of Service Drivers
Holiday v. City of Modesto (1991) 229 Cal. App. 3d. 528, 540.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Department of Transportation 932 F. 2d 1292 (1991)
American Trucking Association, Inc. v. Federal Highway Administration, (1995) WL 136022 (4th circuit)
Connecticut General Statutes
PA 95-140 An Act Authorizing Drug Testing of Drivers of Certain Commercial Motor Vehicle.
10-220 Duties of boards of education
Regulations of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 14-275-32
United States Code, Title 49; Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991
Policy adopted: April 4, 2017
NEWTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Newtown, Connecticut