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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 303 Authorizes Third-Party Testing for Transit Bus Drivers
Last action · February 17, 2025: Author added MuellerSponsors: Bernie Perryman and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 303 allows transit operators that are s to enter into agreements with other transit operators to test their transit bus driver employees. The legislation also permits reimbursement for testing services and requires agreements to be submitted to the commissioner for approval, effective the day following final enactment.
Transit operators gain the legal authority to contract testing services with outside transit agencies, streamlining credentialing processes for bus drivers across different systems.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
transit operators
Transit operators are permitted to enter into agreements to test other operators' transit bus drivers and receive reimbursement.
transit bus drivers
Transit bus drivers may be tested by third-party testing programs under agreements between different transit operators.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is allowed to conduct third-party testing for transit bus drivers under this bill?
Must testing agreements be approved by an official?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 17, 2025HouseAuthor added Mueller
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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