Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7414 - SCHOOL BUS DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS
Part 7414.0400 - DRIVER BACKGROUND CHECK
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Scope.
Before issuing or renewing a driver's license with a school bus endorsement, the department shall conduct a background check to investigate the applicant's criminal and driving records. The department shall use the criteria listed in subpart 3 and Minnesota Statutes, section 171.3215, when issuing or denying an application for a new school bus endorsement or when renewing or canceling an existing endorsement.
Subp. 1a. Temporary endorsement.
An otherwise qualified applicant seeking a temporary endorsement on the driver's license to drive a school bus pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 171.321, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), shall present to the department at the time of application for the temporary endorsement, the affidavits described in this subpart.
Subp. 2. [Repealed, 22 SR 2343]
Subp. 3. Felony charges.
The department shall not consider the application for an initial school bus endorsement of an individual charged with a felony against another until that individual is found not guilty of the charge.
A driver with a school bus endorsement who is charged with a felony against another shall notify the employer within seven days of the charge. If the driver fails to notify the employer, the department shall revoke the endorsement. If the endorsement is revoked under this paragraph, the department shall not reinstate the endorsement until the driver is found not guilty of the charge or until five years have elapsed since the final disposition of the case or the applicant's release from a correctional facility, whichever event occurs last.
Subp. 4. [Repealed, 22 SR 2343]
Statutory Authority: MS s 14.06; 171.321; 299A.01