Chapter 120
AN ACT
HB 2266
Relating to school bus endorsements; creating new provisions; and
amending ORS 820.110.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 820.110 is amended to read:
820.110. (1) The State
Board of Education shall adopt and enforce rules to establish requirements of
operation, qualifications or special training of drivers and special accident
reports for school buses and school activity vehicles.
(2) The State Board of
Higher Education may adopt and enforce separate rules of the type described
under this section for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under
its jurisdiction.
(3) The rules adopted
under this section:
(a) Are subject to ORS
820.190 and 820.200 and to any other statute or regulation relating to the
operation of vehicles, qualifications of drivers and accident reports.
(b) Must be consistent
with requirements established by statute or by rule adopted under statutory
authority that relate to the same subject.
(c) May include
different requirements for different classes or types of school buses or school
activity vehicles.
(d) May include any
exemptions determined appropriate under ORS 820.150.
(4) If the Department
of Transportation suspends, cancels or revokes any driving privileges
of a person who holds a school bus endorsement under ORS 807.035 (5), the
Department of Transportation shall notify the Department of Education of the
suspension, cancellation or revocation.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 820.110 by section 1
of this 2007 Act apply to suspensions, cancellations and revocations of driving
privileges that occur on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.
Approved by the Governor May 9, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 10, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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