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substance abuse program and is cleared to return to duty. Tis rule becomes effective this month with a compli- ance date of January 2020. Te second Final Rule from the FMCSA establishes national training standards for entry-level truck and bus drivers. Tis rule would require CDL applicants to demonstrate their proficiency in knowledge and behind- the-wheel training on a driving range and on a public street. Te training must meet FMCSA standards. Te rule sets no minimum number of hours for knowledge and driving instruction, but it places the weight on trainers to verify that each CDL applicant is proficient in each phase of the program to gain a CDL. Te NSTA had a hand in shaping this rule and has issued a state- ment in its support. Tis rule becomes effective on Feb. 6, with a compliance date of February 2020. Te recommendation by the NTSB to NASDPTS, NAPT and NSTA calls for stricter guidelines on bus driver health, and it is somewhat consistent with the FMCSA rule on the drug and alcohol clearinghouse in that it petitions the three associations to “inform school bus drivers of the impact their health may have on the safe transportation of school children, of their respon- sibility to accurately and completely report their health history and medications and of the legal consequences of dishonesty on the medical examination report,” accord- ing to NTSB records. Tat recommendation, issued Nov. 7, is on the NTSB “Most Wanted List” for 2017. Te associations were asked to respond by early next month. Te NTSB recommendation stems from a 2014 inci- dent, when an Orange Unified School District bus with 11 students on board veered off the road and crashed into a tree. All 11 students were injured, with four sustaining ma- jor injuries including a shattered spine and a severed toe. Te driver suffered from a medical condition that caused dizziness, seizures and blackouts, and was un- conscious when the bus left the road. He failed to reveal his condition and was subsequently charged with one count each of child abuse and endangerment, perjury by declaration and causing great bodily injury. Consistent with this recommendation and provisions in the FMC- SA final rules, the NTSB filed subpoenas to gain access to the medical and mental health records of the Durham bus driver in the Chattanooga crash. Te Anaheim crash also resulted in NTSB reiterat-
ing a recommendation for lap-shoulder seat belts, as the crash investigation allowed for the review of video to show how the occupant restaints equipped in the bus helped to save lives when the tree intruded into the passenger compartment. While California is the only state with an enforced three-point seat belt law for school buses, many districts nationwide are now individually specifying the equipment. In the aftermath of the crashes, issues have been revis- ited concerning not only seat belts, but the reasons school
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