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Committee approves amendment requiring cost‑free school-bus driver training materials from OPI
Summary
Senate Bill 245 was amended in committee to require the Office of Public Instruction to make available no-cost, industry-specific training materials for school bus drivers; the amendment passed by voice vote and the committee moved SB245 as amended to pass.
HELENA — The House Transportation Committee took final action on Senate Bill 245 on Wednesday, adopting an amendment that requires the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) to make industry-specific training materials cost free and available to school bus drivers.
A committee amendment (001) was offered and moved by committee members and explained by staff as changing the existing bill to “mandate that the Office of Public Instruction shall make available cost free transportation industry specific training materials that school bus drivers may use to complete a training course.” The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the room; proxies were recorded for several absent members.
After the amendment passed, a motion to report Senate Bill 245 as amended was made and seconded. The committee voted in favor by voice vote; proxy votes were noted in committee minutes. No substantive debate occurred after the amendment was adopted and no further testimony was taken on the amended language.
The amendment directs OPI to provide free training resources for bus drivers; details on implementation, timelines and whether OPI will issue a model curriculum were not discussed at the hearing and would be handled in agency implementation and rulemaking processes if the measure becomes law.
