School bus endorsement, qualifications
To drive a school bus for a public school in Missouri, a person needs a special add-on to their license called a school bus endorsement. To get it, the person must already have a valid Missouri driver's license, be at least 21 years old, and pass a special school bus driving test. The state will not give or renew this endorsement to someone whose license has been suspended, revoked, or who has a bad driving history. Drivers who are 75 or older must retake the test every two years to keep the endorsement. Someone who lives in another state and already has a valid school bus endorsement from that state does not need to get a Missouri one.
302.272. School bus , qualifications — grounds for refusal to or renew endorsement — — . — 1. No person shall operate any school bus owned by or under contract with a public school or the state of education unless such driver has qualified for a school bus endorsement under this section and complied with the of the and any issued by the of the United States of Transportation or has a valid school bus endorsement on a valid issued by another state. A school bus endorsement shall be issued to any who meets the following qualifications:
(1) The applicant has a valid state issued under this chapter;
(2) The applicant is at least twenty-one years of age; and
(3) The applicant has successfully passed an examination for the operation of a school bus as prescribed by the . The examination shall include any examinations prescribed by the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, and a driving test in the type of vehicle to be operated. The test shall be completed in the class of vehicle to be driven. For purposes of this section classes of school buses shall comply with the ( XII of Pub. Law 99-570). For drivers who are at least seventy-five years of age, such examination, excluding the pre-trip inspection portion of the commercial driver's license , shall be completed to retain the school bus endorsement.
2. The director of revenue, to the best of the 's knowledge, shall not issue or renew a school bus endorsement to any applicant whose driving shows that such applicant's to operate a motor vehicle has been , or or whose driving record shows a history of .
3. The director may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are and if any of the powers with the chapter 536 to , to delay the , or to disapprove and a rule are subsequently held , then the of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be and .
4. the requirements of this section, an applicant who resides in another state and possesses a valid driver's license from his or her state of residence with a valid school bus endorsement for the type of vehicle being operated shall not be required to obtain a Missouri driver's license with a school bus endorsement.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1986 S.B. 707 § 302.270, A.L. 1987 H.B. 384 Revision merged with S.B. 3, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298 merged with H.B. 1441, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453 merged with S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 merged with S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 687, A.L. 2025 H.B. 296 & 438 merged with S.B. 68)
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