Licensing & Certification Guide

P and S endorsements are only added to a CDL upon request and require that drivers take additional knowledge and skills tests.

Employers must do a background check on all potential school bus drivers. Only drivers with clean records can legally drive a school bus. School bus drivers need a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsement before they can legally drive a school bus. The licensing process has two parts: knowledge test and skills test.

Your school transportation vehicles need to be inspected by the Motor Vehicle Commission’s School Bus Inspection Unit before obtaining registration and S1 or S2 license plates.

Once registered, all school transportation vehicles must be inspected twice a year.

Before you can rent out a one- or two-family home, you need an inspection and certificate that confirms the following devices are installed and working:

• Smoke detectors
• Carbon monoxide detectors
• Fire extinguishers

Contact your Local Enforcing Agency (LEA) to schedule an inspection. Your LEA can be the local fire department or the state Division of Fire Safety.