(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a schoolbus endorsement is valid only when the operator possesses or qualifies for a valid commercial driver‘s license with a passenger endorsement and possesses a schoolbus driver’s certificate issued pursuant to Section 12517.

(b) A schoolbus endorsement is valid without a schoolbus driver’s certificate for an operator who is employed as a mechanic or a schoolbus driver-trainee if the schoolbus endorsement is restricted to operating a schoolbus when there is no pupil being transported.

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(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 199, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)