# 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1035.45: Section 1035.45 Employer Responsibility

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## Section

- **Citation:** 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1035.45
- **Heading:** Section 1035.45 Employer Responsibility
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 92 TRANSPORTATION / CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE / Part 1035 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER PERMIT / Section 1035.45 Employer Responsibility

## Text

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.

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