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School Bus Operator DRIVER Qualification File (DQF)

School Bus Operator DRIVER Qualification File (DQF). Who needs a Driver Qualification File?.

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School Bus Operator DRIVER Qualification File (DQF)

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  1. School Bus Operator DRIVER Qualification File (DQF)

  2. Who needs a Driver Qualification File? Any driver who operates a vehicle with a GVWR/GCWR of 10,001 pounds or more, transports at least 8 passengers including the driver, or who transports hazardous materials that require placarding is required to have a file containing their qualification documents. 49 CFR Part 391 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

  3. Application for Employment Has submitted to the superintendent a written application for employment in a form prescribed by the school board. 6A-3.0141(b), Florida Administrative Code

  4. Background Check • Requires date of (most recent) Fingerprint Based Criminal History Check. • Has filed a set of fingerprints for the purpose of the required background check for determining criminal record. • 6A-3.0141(c), Florida Administrative Code

  5. Commercial Driver License Current Commercial Driver License Class A or B with a passenger (P) endorsement and a school bus (S) endorsement.

  6. Hours of Pre-service Training Successfully complete forty (40) hours of preservice training consisting of at least twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel training based upon the Department’s Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum, Revised 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. This document may be obtained from the School Transportation Management Section, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, at a cost not to exceed actual production and distribution costs. 6A-3.0141,3(b) Florida Administrative Code

  7. Hours of Pre-service Training Cont. Verification must be included for each school bus operator. • class attendance record • dates • times • units covered

  8. The Commissioner no longer issues certificates and the local districts may issue at their discretion. The training records to support the 40-hour requirements is sufficient.

  9. Annual Eight Hours In-service Training Successfully complete a minimum of eight (8) hours of in-service training related to the operator’s responsibilities for transporting students. 6A-3.0141,7(b) Florida Administrative Code

  10. Annual Eight Hours In-service Training Cont. • Verification for each school bus operator must include. • class attendance record • date(s) in-service training • in-service training times • topics covered

  11. Medical Examiner’s Certificate The employer must obtain a copy of the school bus operator’s current and valid medical certification. School bus operator’s are required to undergo a DOT medical evaluation at a minimum of once every 24 months.

  12. Medical Examiner’s Certificate Cont. Expiration Date of Most Current Medical Examiner Certificate

  13. Dexterity Test Expiration Date of Most Current Dexterity Test (ESE 480) MM/DD/YYYY

  14. Annual Review Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Each district school board shall obtain a driver’s history record from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for each regular school bus operator, substitute operator, or any other individual certified to drive a school bus by the district. The schedule for reviewing these records shall be: (a)Prior to initial employment (b)Prior to the first day of the fall semester 6A-3.0141,4(a)(b) Florida Administrative Code

  15. Department of Highway safety and Motor vehicles Weekly Updates • Beginning the week following the school start-up districts are required to perform weekly updates/checks using the Automated School Bus Operator License Record Check System. • Thereafter, the district shall continuously screen operator records using the automated weekly updates, ensuring proper retrieval documentation for every week. • 6A-3.0141,4(c) Florida Administrative Code

  16. Omnibus Transportation Employees Testing Act (OTETA) • Verification that the school bus operator meets Federal requirements of 49 C.F.R., Parts 382 and 391 related to the substance abuse testing and alcohol detection program. • pre-employment drug testing • random Testing • All school bus operators shall be subject to the Federal requirements of 49 C.F.R., Parts 382 and 391 related to the substance abuse testing and alcohol detection program. • 6A-3.0141,9 Florida Administrative Code • Each DQF file should contain documentation that the driver is enrolled in a random during screening program.

  17. Questions

  18. ContactJohnnie DouglasProgram specialistschool transportation managementFlorida department of education johnnie.douglas@fldoe.org850-245-9795

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