Substitute Bus Driver

New Driver Training Schedule & Procedure

• Complete job application and interview. (Forms in Unit Office or Transportation Office)
• Finger Print, at a state authorized facility. Call to schedule fingerprint appointments. Provide the following: ORI # SB1020006 (Employer Identifier #).
• Must take written test for CDL Driver’s license, in the following order:
  Sections 1, 5, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14 (Introduction to Illinois CDL, Air Brake Test, Transporting Passengers Test, School Bus Endorsement Test, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test, Drive/Road Testing) at a Secretary of State Facility. Take a letter of intent for employment from Unit Office or Director of Transportation Office, and Birth Certificate. Declare EI when asked about Medical Certification.
• Bus Driver’s physical, Drug & Alcohol test / TB test performed by an authorized IDOT Physician (at the employer’s discretion).

OSF St. James Hospital, Pontiac, ILL. Phone—

OSF St. James Occupational Health Dept., Pontiac, ILL. Phone—

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, ILL. Phone—

(Forms in Unit Office or Transportation Office).

• All of the following must be completed within 90 days of the BUS DRIVER PHYSICAL
• Must take the Eight Hour Initial Training Class. Obtain class schedule from Transportation Director.
• Perform two week, 14 day behind the wheel driver training program.
• Complete behind the wheel driving test given at a Secretary of State facility in Peoria or Princeton. Phone—; call for road test drive appointment, have driver’s license number available when calling.
• Two Hour Refresher course and physical required each year.

• Be age 21 or older.
• Possess a valid and properly classified Illinois driver's license or a valid license issued by Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri or Kentucky. The valid license must contain an "S" endorsement.
• Possess a valid driver's license for three years immediately prior to the date of your application, which has not been revoked, suspended, cancelled or disqualified.
• Pass an Illinois written school bus driver permit test (valid for one year).
• Pass a behind-the-wheel exam (valid for 90 days) in the type of vehicle you will be driving.
• Pass a physical examination (valid for 90 days), including drug and tuberculosis testing.
• Affirm under penalty of perjury that you have not made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact in any application for a permit.
• Complete an initial classroom training course (valid for one year) administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. A refresher course must be taken prior to renewal.
• Not have been under an order of court supervision or convicted of two or more serious traffic violations in the 12-month period prior to the date of your application.
• Not have been under an order of court supervision or convicted of reckless driving, DUI or reckless homicide resulting while operating a motor vehicle within three years of the date of your application.
• Pass an Illinois specific and FBI criminal background check. Fingerprint results are valid for one year. Illinois State Police-approved vendor
• Consent in writing to the release of results of reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing by the employer of the applicant to the Secretary of State;
• Not have caused a fatal accident as the result of the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle.
• Not have been afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or disease within the last five years.

Any individual transporting children in the place of the regular school bus driver must have a permit and a properly classified driver's license.

If you are new to Illinois, you must also provide a state-issued copy of the previous state's driving abstract, showing a three-year continuous driving history. The driving abstract must be issued in the 90-day period prior to your application for a permit.