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certificate of successful completion is issued. Copies of original
records will be maintained by the school bus owner for a minimum
of six years.
(9) The certificate of any person who can not provide proof of having
operated a school bus during the previous twenty-four months
shall be considered invalid. That person must then successfully
satisfy the certification requirements described in paragraph
(A)(1) to (A)(6) or (F)(1) to (F)(7), as applicable, of this rule prior
to resuming transportation of pupils.
(G) An Ohio pre-service school bus driver training instructor may suspend
or revoke a driver’s certification. An owner may refer a certified driver
to the pre-service school bus driver training instructor for certification
review. Drivers who fail the certification process shall have any and all
school bus driving certifications revoked by the Ohio department of
education.
HISTORY: Eff 09-1-1970, 10-22-1984, 7-1-91, 10-5-1998, 10-1-2004, 5-23-2008,
7-25-2013
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 3301.07, 4511.76
Rule amplifies: 4511.76
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 5/8/2013 and 7/25/2018
3301-83-11 School bus inspections.
(A)
Ohio state highway patrol safety inspection
The school bus owner, operator, lessee, or designee shall be responsible
for presenting all school buses for the annual Ohio state highway patrol
safety inspection and will be responsible for the pre-inspection, repair
and preparation of each school bus.
(B)
Daily inspection of the school bus
It is the responsibility of each school bus driver to complete and
document a daily pre-trip inspection of the school bus before
transporting students. The school bus owner, operator, lessee, or
designee may designate another qualified individual to complete and
record portions of the stationary inspection in lieu of the school bus
driver. It is the responsibility of the school bus owner to provide each
driver with all inspection forms for reporting purposes, which include
the following:
(1) Stationary inspection
(a) Pre-starting inspection:
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