PRINTER'S NO. 2902
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2203
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, ROWE, FLICK, NEILSON, SMITH AND
GILLEN, APRIL 10, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 10, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1509(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1509. Qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.
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(b) Proof of physical and vision examination.--
(1) Every school bus driver shall carry a certificate
issued by an examining physician or practitioner recognized
by the department pursuant to section 1508.1 (relating to
physical examinations), indicating that the person has passed
the prescribed physical examination, including an examination
of the eyes, within the preceding 13 months. The vision
examination may be made by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
(2) The physical examination may include a hearing test
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subject to this subsection. A person who requires the use of
a hearing aid must undergo a hearing test to ensure that the
hearing aid is properly functioning in a manner that allows
the person to meet the department's minimum hearing
standards. The department may not require an electroacoustic
analysis test report of a person's hearing aid to determine
whether the hearing aid meets the manufacturer's
specifications if the hearing test determines that the
hearing aid is functioning in a manner that allows the person
to meet the department's minimum hearing standards.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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