§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) provide 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, §126(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2291 ; amended Pub. L. 94–280, title II, §205, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 453 ; Pub. L. 95–599, title I, §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.