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Rutherford County delegate urges support for bill to lower school bus driver age to 23
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Representative Mike Sparks (Rutherford County) appeared before the Health & Education Committee on Oct. 28 to present House Bill 84, which would allow local school systems the option to hire school bus drivers who are at least 23 years old.
Representative Mike Sparks (Rutherford County) appeared before the Health & Education Committee on Oct. 28 to present House Bill 84, which would allow local school systems the option to hire school bus drivers who are at least 23 years old. The current Tennessee minimum age for school bus drivers is 25.
Sparks said the bill was initially proposed to lower the age to 21 but was revised to 23 after feedback. "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good," he said, urging local support to improve the bill's prospects in the legislature. He told the committee the measure passed the House Transportation Committee and fell in the Senate by one vote this year.
David Settles, vice chair of the…
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