Tennessee § 49-6-2117 - Prohibition against nonpublic schools employing or permitting driver convicted of violations.
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§ 49-6-2117. Prohibition against nonpublic schools employing or permitting driver convicted of violations.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no private school, as defined in § 49-6-3001, or church related school, as defined in § 49-50-801(a), shall employ or permit a person to drive a school bus in this state who, within five (5) years of the person's application to be employed or serve as a school bus driver, has been convicted in this state, or in any other jurisdiction pursuant to a law prohibiting the same conduct, of a violation of any of the following: Driving under the influence of an intoxicant as prohibited by § 55-10-401; Vehicular assault as prohibited by § 39-13-106; Vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-213(a)(2); Aggravated vehicular homicide as prohibited by § 39-13-218; Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance as prohibited by § 39-17-417; or Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance analogue as prohibited by § 39-17-454. It shall be the responsibility of the private school or church related school to determine whether any person employed by the school to drive a school bus is in compliance with this section. Acts 2002, ch. 820, § 2; 2012, ch. 848, § 41. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2002, ch. 820, § 3 provided that the act shall apply to any public school, private school or church related school issuing a certificate to drive a school bus or employing or permitting a person to drive a school bus on or after July 1, 2002.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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