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School board discusses paying for CDLs with service requirement to retain bus drivers
Summary
Board members discussed a proposed policy to pay for Commercial Driver’s Licenses for new bus drivers in exchange for a two- to three-year service commitment, with repayment if the employee leaves early; HR, legal and the union would be involved before any policy is implemented.
A school board member said the Clay County School Board should consider a formal policy to pay for Commercial Driver’s Licenses, or CDL training, for new bus drivers and require a multi-year service commitment in return.
The board member said the district already sometimes pays for CDLs and suggested structuring an agreement similar to some health-care training contracts: "If we pay for a CDL license, we should have our bus drivers serve a minimum of two years," the board member said, adding that if a driver leaves earlier they would repay part of the cost. She noted typical CDL training costs are…
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