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Rutherford committee defers decision on lowering minimum school bus driver age to 23
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Representative Mike Sparks urged the steering committee to support legislation to lower the state's minimum school bus driver age from 25 to 23 and sought the commission's endorsement, but commissioners voted to defer a recommendation for one month pending more data.
Representative Mike Sparks urged the steering committee to support legislation to lower the state's minimum school bus driver age from 25 to 23 and sought the commission's endorsement as he moves the bill through Nashville. The committee voted to defer a recommendation for one month to allow staff and the representative to provide additional data.
Sparks said the change is intended to address a shortage of drivers while maintaining safety: “This state has a crisis. We're the most restrictive in the world. I can't make this stuff up,” Representative Mike Sparks said, advocating a move to age…
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