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State Rep. Mike Sparks asks Rutherford County board to back bill easing school bus driver age limits
Summary
Representative Mike Sparks presented a resolution urging support for legislation to lower Tennessee—s minimum age for school bus drivers to expand the pipeline amid driver shortages. He described past legislative attempts, data arguments, and asked the school board to pass a supporting resolution for the county commission.
Representative Mike Sparks urged the Rutherford County School Board to endorse a resolution backing state legislation intended to expand the pool of qualified school bus drivers.
Sparks described past and pending legislation (cited in the meeting as House Bill 84) that would lower the minimum age for school bus drivers, saying Tennessee is currently among the most restrictive states. "Tennessee is the most restrictive in the nation to drive a school bus," Sparks said, and argued that lowering the age would increase the pipeline of drivers.
Why it matters: Board members and staff said the…
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