Common use of Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Clause in Contracts

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). 1. The Bath Board of Education will pay for all annual abstracts needed for annual re-certification. Applications for this abstract must be on file before the first pay check in June will be released. 2. The Bath Board of Education will pay for fees for the initial physicals and testing. The Board will also pay for the difference between the cost of an operator’s license and the commercial driver’s license. In-service time required by the CDL in addition to the current four (4) hours annually will be reimbursed at the driver’s per hour rate. The Board will not pay for re-takes of failed tests. 3. The Bath Board of Education will provide additional training, as needed, to assist drivers in taking and passing CDL tests up to five (5) times. 4. Drivers who lose CDL’s due to being unable to pass one or more sections of the test or due to traffic violations, will be removed from employment, as is current practices, should they not pass a physical or eye test required or have their license suspended or revoked. 5. The Bath Board of Education will not pay for drivers to take licensing tests if the license testing is required due to traffic violations. 6. It is the Board’s intention to continue the same pre-trip inspection practice as now in place. If the Board changes to the CDL Pre-trip Inspection Program, negotiations will immediately take place for payment for such inspection time. 7. The Bath Board of Education will pay as above for all regular drivers and first time drivers who agree to drive for at least one (1) school year (180 days). 8. Any driver driving less than the agreed time will owe the Board restitution of the CDL cost paid to them at the rate of 5% for each ten (10) days not in Bath School employment as a school bus driver. 9. The Bath Board of Education shall pay for advanced training ODE classes, scheduled up to one (1) year prior to recertification date.

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). 1. The Bath Board of Education will pay for all annual abstracts needed for annual re-re- certification. Applications for this abstract must be on file before the first pay check in June will be released. 2. The Bath Board of Education will pay for fees for the initial physicals and testing. The Board will also pay for the difference between the cost of an operator’s license and the commercial driver’s license. In-service time required by the CDL in addition to the current four (4) hours annually will be reimbursed at the driver’s per hour rate. The Board will not pay for re-takes of failed tests. 3. The Bath Board of Education will provide additional training, as needed, to assist drivers in taking and passing CDL tests up to five (5) times. 4. Drivers who lose CDL’s CDLs due to being unable to pass one or more sections of the test or due to traffic violations, will be removed from employment, as is current practices, should they not pass a physical or eye test required or have their license suspended or revoked. 5. The Bath Board of Education will not pay for drivers to take licensing tests if the license testing is required due to traffic violations. 6. It is the Board’s intention to continue the same pre-trip inspection practice as now in place. If the Board changes to the CDL Pre-trip Inspection Program, negotiations will immediately take place for payment for such inspection time. 7. The Bath Board of Education will pay as above for all regular drivers and first time drivers who agree to drive for at least one (1) school year (180 days). 8. Any driver driving less than the agreed time will owe the Board restitution of the CDL cost paid to them at the rate of 5% for each ten (10) days not in Bath School employment as a school bus driver. 9. The Bath Board of Education shall pay for advanced training ODE classes, scheduled up to one (1) year prior to recertification date.