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Accidents, procedures, Minn. Rules 7470.1000

Affidavits, absence of disqualifying convictions, drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Annual evaluations, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Background check, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Background checks

Drivers without school bus endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.448, 2022 171.02

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321, 2022 171.3215

Cellular telephones, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.443

Center for Arts Education, Minn. Statutes 2022 129C.10

Certificate of physical fitness and mental alertness, Minn. Rules 7414.1100

Certification, drivers' licenses, issuance or renewal, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.07

Contractors for, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Conviction

Crimes against minors, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.3215, 2022 609B.255, 2022 631.48

Fourth moving violation, previous three years, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40

Gross misdemeanors, drivers' license school bus endorsement, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.3216

Crossing highways by pupils, procedures, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Defenses, reasonable force, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582

Definitions, tuberculosis screening in school, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.441

Diabetes, health waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1450

Disqualification

Class D drivers without school bus endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.02

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.02, 2022 171.3215, 2022 609B.255

Offenses, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40

Driving while impaired, see School bus drivers under DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED

Driving while intoxicated, effect on endorsement, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Duties

Aisles, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.447

Exits, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.447

Loading and unloading, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.443

Violations, evidentiary presumptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.444

Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.448, 2022 171.02, 2022 171.321

Epilepsy

Health waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1510

No medical waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1460

Examinations

Additional examinations, Minn. Rules 7414.1500

Satisfactory completion, Minn. Rules 7414.0200

Federal motor carrier medical examination certificate, use, Minn. Rules 7414.1600

Felonies, effect on endorsement, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Fingerprints, background checks, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Force, use of

Discipline policies, publication, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.61

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.06

Reasonable force, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 121A.61, 2022 125A.0942

Health requirements

Generally, Minn. Rules 7414.1200, 7414.1300

Waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1410 to 7414.1570

Hearing, health waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1520

Hours of service, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

In-service training, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Inspections, training assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Intervals in driving, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Leaving bus with pupils on board, Minn. Rules 7470.1000

Liability, seat belt use, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.447

License endorsements

Affidavits, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Background checks, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Cancellation, Minn. Rules 7414.1400

Categories, Minn. Rules 7414.0350

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7414.0100

Exemptions from requirement, Minn. Rules 7414.0200

Health requirements, Minn. Rules 7414.1200, 7414.1300, 7414.1410

Physical examinations, Minn. Rules 7414.1400

Road test, Minn. Rules 7414.0300

Temporary endorsements, Minn. Rules 7414.0400

Waivers of health requirements, Minn. Rules 7414.1410 to 7414.1570

Written test, Minn. Rules 7414.0300

Licenses, third-party testing, Minn. Rules 7410.6000 to 7410.6540

Licenses, see School bus drivers' licenses under DRIVERS LICENSES

Limb impairments, health waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1430

Loading, procedures, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Medical examinations

Drivers without school bus endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.448, 2022 171.02

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Negligence, assistance at emergency scene, immunity from liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 604A.015

Noncompliance, renewal requirements, Minn. Rules 7414.2100

Nonpublic schools, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Periodic medical reexaminations, Minn. Rules 7414.1600

Physical examination, Minn. Rules 7414.1100, 7414.1600

Physical examinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.06, 2022 171.321

Physician's examination form, Minn. Rules 7414.1300

Pupils with disabilities, qualifications, Minn. Rules 7470.1700

Qualifications

Center for Arts Education, Minn. Statutes 2022 129C.10

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

In-service training, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.91

Medical examinations, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.321

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.91, 2022 171.321

Tuberculosis screening, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.441

Type III vehicle drivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.91

Railroad crossings, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Records and record keeping, class D drivers without school bus endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.448, 2022 171.02

Renewal requirements, Minn. Rules 7414.1600, 7414.2100

Reports about, disqualifying offenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40

Retirement, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.01

School bus endorsement, cancellation, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.3215, 2022 171.3216

Seat belts, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.447

Secretary of state, duties transferred to Public Safety Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.325

Signals, use, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Tuberculosis screening, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.441

Type III vehicles

Cellular telephone use, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.443

Impaired driving, Minn. Statutes 2022 169A.03

Nonscheduled transportation, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.011

Qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.02, 2022 171.321

Type III vehicles, Minn. Rules 7470.1500

Unloading procedures, Minn. Rules 7470.1100

Violations and penalties, safety violations, effects on drivers' licenses, Minn. Rules 7409.1500, 7409.2250

Violations and penalties

Cancellation of drivers' license, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.3215

Disqualifying offenses, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40

Drivers without school bus endorsements, disqualifying offenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.448, 2022 171.02

Safety violations, drivers' license, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.17, 2022 171.18

Vision, health waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1440, 7414.1530

Waivers

Appeals, Minn. Rules 7414.1570

Effect, Minn. Rules 7414.1550

Generally, Minn. Rules 7414.1420

Granting waivers, Minn. Rules 7414.1470

Health requirements, Minn. Rules 7414.1410 to 7414.1570

Renewal, Minn. Rules 7414.1560

Witnesses, approaching drivers, stopping or passing violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.444

Written and road tests, Minn. Rules 7414.0300