§ 406. — School bus driver training.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 23USC406]
TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 4--HIGHWAY SAFETY
Sec. 406. School bus driver training
(a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the States for the
purpose of carrying out State programs approved by him of driver
education and training for persons driving school buses.
(b) A State program under this section shall be approved by the
Secretary if such program--
(1) provides for the establishment and enforcement of
qualifications for persons driving school buses;
(2) provides for initial education and training and for
refresher courses;
(3) provides for periodic reports to the Secretary on the
results of such program; and
(4) includes persons driving publicly operated, and persons
driving privately operated, school buses.
(c) Not less than $7,500,000 of the sums authorized to carry out
section 402 of this title for fiscal year 1976 shall be obligated to
carry out this section. Not less than $7,000,000 of the sums authorized
to carry out section 402 of this title for each of the fiscal years 1977
and 1978 shall be obligated to carry out this section. All sums
authorized to carry out this section shall be apportioned among the
States in accordance with the formula established under subsection (c)
of section 402 of this title, and shall be available for obligation in
the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned
under such subsection (c). The Federal share payable on account of any
project to carry out a program under this section shall not exceed 75
per centum of the cost of the project.
(Added Pub. L. 93-643, Sec. 126(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2291; amended
Pub. L. 94-280, title II, Sec. 205, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 453; Pub. L.
95-599, title I, Sec. 129(g), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2708.)
Amendments
1978--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-599 substituted ``section shall not
exceed 75 per centum'' for ``title shall not exceed 70 per centum''.
1976--Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 94-280 redesignated as subsec. (c)
the authorization provisions previously set out as a second subsec. (b),
provided for obligation of at least $7,000,000 for fiscal years 1977 and
1978 to carry out this section, and provided for availability of funds
for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if the funds
were apportioned under section 402(c) of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment Pub. L. 95-599 effective with respect to obligations
incurred after Nov. 6, 1978, see section 129(h) of Pub. L. 95-599, set
out as a note under section 120 of this title.
