Region One Education Service Center

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Program Guidelines September 1, 2008 August 31,
2009
Region One Education Service Center School Bus
Driver Training 1900 West Schunior Edinburg,
Texas 78541 Phone [phone] or Fax
[phone]
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Fidela E. Hinojosa, Coordinator for School
Safety Services Texas School Bus Driver
Training For Texas Department of Public Safety
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ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES
Texas Department of Public Safety
Regional Education Service Centers
Local Public and Non-Public Schools
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Texas Administrative Code Title 37 Public
Safety and Corrections Part 1 Texas Department
of Public Safety Chapter 14 School Bus
Transportation SubChapter C School Bus Driver
Safety Training Program
Web Site www.txdps.state.tx.us/schoolbus
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18 Yrs. Of Age
CDL with P/S
Acceptable Knowledge/Skills regarding the safe
operation of school buses
Acceptable Driving Record
Acceptable Criminal Record
Acceptable Physical/Mental Exam
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YOUR ROLE
A school district or contractor must ensure
drivers have an acceptable level of knowledge and
skill regarding the safe operation of school
buses. It is the Employers inherent
responsibility to ensure that the driver
understands the contents of Unit II, IV, V, VIII,
and X of the current Course Guide for School Bus
Driver Training in Texas.
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Course Content for 20-Hour Course
Course Content for 8-Hour Course
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ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

• Application must be completed after all the
  pre-requisites
• have been met and signed by an authorized
  district personnel
• -Submit your application and a copy of the
  commercial
• drivers license showing the PS endorsement
• by fax to Region One ESC
• Attn School Bus Driver Training
• 1900West Schunior
• Edinburg, Texas 78541
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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ENROLLMENT APPLICATION (Contd)
-An enrollment certificate will not be issued
without a copy of the commercial drivers
license showing the PS Endorsement. -An
enrollment certificate will automatically
register the driver for the next available
certification class. Your district will be
notified of drivers name, dates, time and site
of next schedule exam date.
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Caution
If a bus driver allows his/her 8-hour
certification permit to expire, he/she will be
required to enroll in a 20-hour certification
class in order to continue to drive. Otherwise,
the bus driver is not eligible to drive beyond
the expiration date and can wait out until
he/she takes an 8-hour certification class and
passes exam successfully. Call our office for
further information at [phone].
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Certification Course Guidelines 20-hours of
training          The certification course is
150.00 per driver. A purchase order is to be
faxed or mailed in before the releasing of any
certification cards.          No on-site
registrations will be accepted. Driver(s) must be
pre-registered.            A driver that does
not show-up on the first day of training will be
considered a NO SHOW. The district will
still be invoiced for the full training course of
150 and the driver will be re-scheduled for
the next available training.           A driver
who does not complete the 20-hours of training is
considered an incomplete therefore, a
certification card cannot be issued.          
The passing grade on the open-book exam that is
given to the driver on the last training date
is an 80 or above.          If a driver does
not score an 80 on the open-book exam that driver
will have to re-take the 20-hour Certification
Course.          If a driver is no longer with
the district, or needs to be re-scheduled, please
call the office at [phone] 48 hours
prior to class date in order to avoid charge.
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Re-certification Course Guidelines 8-hour
training         The re-certification course is
60.00 per driver. A purchase order
number is to be faxed or mailed in before the
releasing of any certification
cards.         No on-site registrations will
be accepted. Driver(s) must be
pre-registered.          A driver that does not
show up for the training will be considered a
NO SHOW. The district will still be invoiced
for the full training course of 60 and the
driver will be re-scheduled for the next
available training.          A driver who does
not complete the 8-hours of training is
considered an incomplete therefore a
certification card cannot be issued.         The
passing grade on the open-book exam that is given
on the last day of training is an 80 or above.
         If a driver is no longer with the
district, or needs to be rescheduled, please
call the office immediately at [phone] 48
hours prior to class in order to avoid charge.