Section 1035.45 Employer Responsibility

Section 1035

Section 1035.45  Employer

Responsibility

It shall be the responsibility

of a prospective or current employer of an applicant or holder of a school bus

driver permit to:

a)         conduct a pre-employment interview with the prospective school

bus driver applicant;

b)         distribute school bus driver permit applications and medical

forms;

c)         insure that applicants submit to a fingerprint-based criminal

background investigation;

d)         certify in writing to the Secretary of State that an applicant

has successfully completed all pre-employment conditions;

e)         notify the Secretary of State in writing that the employer has

certified the removal from service of a school bus driver whose permit has been

canceled or suspended by the Secretary of State, prior to the start of that

school bus driver's next work shift;

f)         upon receipt of notification from an MRO that an employee has

had a positive drug test or refused to be tested, immediately notify the

Secretary of State of that result.  Notification to the Secretary of State

shall include a copy of the CCF form, medical examiner's certificate, positive

drug results or notation of failure to complete testing.  This information

shall be privileged and maintained for use by the Secretary of State;

g)         notify

the Secretary of State within 48 hours of a school bus driver that has failed a

reasonable suspicion drug or alcohol test or refused to be tested in accordance

with IVC Section 6-106.1c;

h)         notify the Secretary of State in writing, within 10 working

days, of the employment or termination of a school bus driver permit holder;

i)          notify

the Secretary of State that a school bus driver has failed to perform the

pre-trip and/or post-trip inspection process;

j)          notify the Secretary of State as soon as possible, but not

later than within one business day, whenever a school bus is involved in an

accident and the driver is required to submit to the post-accident testing

requiremen

s driver permit holder;

i)          notify

the Secretary of State that a school bus driver has failed to perform the

pre-trip and/or post-trip inspection process;

j)          notify the Secretary of State as soon as possible, but not

later than within one business day, whenever a school bus is involved in an

accident and the driver is required to submit to the post-accident testing

requirements set forth in 49 CFR 382.303;

k)         maintain records of certifications for a period of 2 years;

these records shall be available for inspection by the Secretary of State.