Carroll school bus contractor says plan to reduce salary increases will worsen driver shortage
Reducing the annual salary increase for bus drivers from 5% to 3% is among the measures Superintendent Cynthia McCabe has ...
Why Tennessee lawmakers nixed a bill to lower school bus driver age to 23
The bill aimed to curb TN's school bus driver shortage. The minimum age was raised to 25 after a 2016 Chattanooga crash that ...
TN lawmakers propose lowering the minimum school bus driver age to 21
Currently, school bus drivers need to be at least 25 years old before they can receive an initial school bus endorsement.
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Why Tennessee lawmakers nixed a bill to lower school bus driver age to 23
Senate Bill 1042 had sought to lower the age from 25 to 23 to drive a school bus in Tennessee. Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, sponsored the bill. A proposal to lower the minimum age for school ...
Bill to lower school bus driver minimum age fails in committee
A bill that sought to lower the minimum age to drive a school bus in Tennessee — dropping it from 25 to 21 — failed to pass a state senate committee. On Wednesday, the ...
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Lawmakers consider lowering the minimum age of Tennessee school bus drivers
So what can Tennessee do about the school bus driver shortage? Rep. Mike Sparks, R-Smyrna, wants to lower the minimum age to be a driver from 25 to 21.
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Woodmore Elementary bus crash looms large in failed school bus driver age bill debate
A proposal to reduce the minimum age requirement for school bus drivers in Tennessee has been rejected by the state's general ...