An applicant for a school bus endorsement shall satisfy the following three requirements:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-4,139.01

  • Drive: shall mean to operate or be in the actual physical control of a motor vehicle. See Nebraska Statutes 60-468
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Vehicle: shall mean every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Nebraska Statutes 60-478

(1) Pass the knowledge and skills test for obtaining a passenger vehicle endorsement;

(2) Have knowledge covering at least the following three topics:

(a) Loading and unloading children, including the safe operation of stop signal devices, external mirror systems, flashing lights, and other warning and passenger safety devices required for school buses by state or federal law or regulation;

(b) Emergency exits and procedures for safely evacuating passengers in an emergency; and

(c) State and federal laws and regulations related to safely traversing highway-rail grade crossings; and

(3) Take a driving skills test in a school bus of the same vehicle group as the school bus the applicant will drive.