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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
APPROVED
COURSES
OF
INSTRUCTION
FOR
SCHOOL
BUS
DRIVERS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.376,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
1.
a.
In
addition
to
meeting
the
qualifications
under
section
321.375,
a
driver
of
a
school
bus
shall
hold
a
commercial
driver’s
license
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation
with
a
passenger
endorsement
and
a
school
bus
endorsement.
b.
If
required
by
the
school
district,
a
school
bus
driver
shall
successfully
complete
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
in
accordance
with
subsection
3A.
c.
A
person
holding
a
temporary
restricted
license
issued
under
chapter
321J
shall
not
operate
a
school
bus.
3.
A
person
applying
for
employment
or
employed
as
a
school
bus
driver
shall
not
be
required
to
successfully
complete
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
unless
the
school
district
for
which
the
person
drives
a
school
bus
requires
successful
completion
of
such
course.
Sec.
2.
Section
321.376,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
a.
A
school
district
may
require
successful
completion
of
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
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school
bus
drivers.
An
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
includes
one
or
more
of
the
following:
(1)
A
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
approved
by
the
department
of
education.
(2)
Entry-level
driver
training
completed
in
accordance
with
section
321.188,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
,
if
such
training
meets
the
requirements
of
49
C.F.R.
pt.
380,
Appendix
C,
and
49
C.F.R.
pt.
380,
Appendix
D.
(a)
The
department
of
education,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
transportation,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
on
or
before
July
1,
2026,
establishing
requirements
for
providers
of
entry-level
driver
training
to
comply
with
this
subparagraph.
(b)
The
rules
must
provide
for
minimum
training
content,
contact
hours,
and
proficiency
standards,
and
must
establish
a
standard
training
course
duration
that
ensures
each
training
course
provides
all
entry-level
driver
training
requirements
and
specified
school
bus
driver
training
requirements,
including
but
not
limited
to
training
necessary
for
a
passenger
endorsement
and
a
school
bus
endorsement.
(3)
Other
training
as
described
in
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
school
district,
which
may
include
but
is
not
limited
to
certain
portions
of
a
course
described
in
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2).
b.
If
a
school
district
requires
successful
completion
of
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers,
a
school
bus
driver
shall
complete
the
course
before
or
within
the
first
six
months
of
employment
and
at
least
every
twenty-four
months
thereafter.
c.
If
a
school
bus
driver
is
required
to
complete
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
and
fails
to
provide
an
employer
with
a
certificate
of
completion
of
the
approved
course,
the
employer
shall
report
the
failure
to
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
shall
revoke
the
driver’s
authorization
to
operate
a
school
bus.
The
department
of
education
shall
send
notice
of
the
revocation
to
both
the
person
whose
school
bus
authorization
has
been
revoked
and
the
employer.
A
person
whose
school
bus
authorization
has
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been
revoked
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
be
issued
another
authorization
until
certification
of
the
completion
of
an
approved
course
is
received
by
the
department
of
education,
or
until
the
person
becomes
a
school
bus
driver
in
a
school
district
that
does
not
require
successful
completion
of
an
approved
course
of
instruction
for
school
bus
drivers
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
and
the
person
is
otherwise
in
compliance
with
section
321.375
and
this
section.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
2026.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
395,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor