This year’s NASDPTS fall conference and NAPT Annual Summit return to Grand Rapids, Mich., where attendees will learn about federal regulations, key performance indicators,
safety and security planning, and more WRITTEN BY STN STAFF
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tudent transporters are once again having a grand time in planning to meet this month in Grand Rapids, Mich., for two fall rites of passage: Te National Association of State
Directors of Student Transportation and the National Association for Pupil Transportation annual conferences. Tis will be the second time both conferences are held in Grand Rapids, the first time in 2007. Back then one of the topics to be discussed at NASDPTS was an update from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on a new CDL requirement for school bus drivers. Tis year’s fall conference also will cover a proposed rulemaking that would apply to all drivers required to hold a CDL, as well as other federal pro- posed rulemakings and timely topics relative to student transportation.
NASDPTS to Review Rulemakings From the Feds, More
Te NASDPTS fall conference will be held Oct.
17-20, with presentations and workshops beginning Oct. 18. A representative from the FMCSA is slated to
attend the event to answer questions, as attendees will be learning about significant rulemakings that would impact school bus drivers. One current proposed rulemaking by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is establishing a drug and alcohol clearinghouse that would be admin- istered by the agency. Te clearinghouse would contain drug and alcohol test results for all holders of a CDL license.
Tis proposed rule would require FMCSA-regulat- ed motor carrier employers, Medical Review Officers (MROs) and others that support U.S. Department of Transportation testing programs to report all test find- ings. It also would require employers, in this case school districts, to report “actual knowledge” of traffic citations for driving a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Tis proposed rule is mandated by a section in the
new MAP-21 transportation reauthorization legislation enacted last July. Te “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” law includes many provisions aimed at helping the agency help reduce crashes, injuries and fatal-
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