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H3787 • 2025

An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers

An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers

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Sponsor
Priscila S. Sousa
Last action
2025-09-29
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers

An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3787) of Priscila S.
  • Sousa relative to commercial drivers licenses for school bus operators.
  • Transportation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-29 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-07-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers
By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3787) of Priscila S. Sousa relative to commercial drivers licenses for school bus operators. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3787

SECTION 1. Section 8A1/2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following:-

“Any individual without a CDL license may declare their intent to attain said license solely for use in operating a school bus. Any such person shall be allowed to take the written CDL examination without questions relating to maintenance and visual inspections of the vehicle’s engine and other mechanical components. Any CDL license issued through this process shall only apply to the operation of school buses, any person holding said license would have to pass a full written examination without exemptions before operating other forms of commercial vehicles. The entity maintaining ownership of the school bus shall be responsible for inspection and maintenance of said vehicle to ensure its proper functioning.”

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