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For the last 10 years, DVS has required commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders to complete the general knowledge, passenger, and school bus knowledge exams when applying for a commercial learners permit (CLP) to receive a school bus endorsement.  With extensive research DVS has found that requirement is not a Federal/State or rule requirement.  Effective August…

MN will be participating in the National Illegal Passing Survey on April 13th, 2022 (If your school is off that day please use April 20th as the alternate). Please have your district’s school bus operators observe and report any instances of motorists illegally passing their school buses, using the attached form. Even drivers who have no “pass-by’s” on the…

On March 3, 2015 Hoglund Bus Company owner Holly Hoglund Klein was tragically killed in a car crash. Friends and colleagues fondly remember Holly as a woman who tirelessly supported other women in the student transportation industry while successfully balancing her family, career, and volunteering in her community. Holly is survived by husband, Tom and…

As the 2021 Legislative Session starts to wind down, MAPT Lobbyist Brad Lundell has put together a document highlighting student transportation provisions that are currently in each proposed Omnibus Bill. We’ll be watching closely with hopes that most or all of these provisions will be included in the final bill. View document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12nWQjQfRk0I1HvqN9IaA72STBSXbcRU6/view?usp=sharing

On March 3, 2015 Hoglund Bus Company owner Holly Hoglund Klein was tragically killed in a car crash. Friends and colleagues fondly remember Holly as a woman who tirelessly supported other women in the student transportation industry while successfully balancing her family, her career, and volunteering in her community. Holly is survived by husband, Tom…

Join us in person July 19-22 to learn from industry professionals and take courses related to your field of work. Our sessions cover everything from Special Education and administration updates to technician sessions and driver training information. This event will take place at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest. Due to local and state regulations, capacity will be limited this year. Make sure to reserve your spot…

The MAPT Train the Trainer staff are busy planning the upcoming conference that will take place July 19th through July 22nd, 2021 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest. Learn from industry professionals and take courses related to your field of work. Our sessions cover everything from Special Education and administration updates to technician sessions and driver training information. Learn more

Friendly Reminder that the memberships created to attend 2019 Train The Trainer will expire July 1, 2020.  Please renew your membership today to enable you to have access to the 2020 Train the Trainer Virtual Conferences that will start on Tuesday, July 7th.

A state law was passed effective March 29, 2020, that extends the expiration date for driver’s licenses that expire during the peacetime public health emergency or anytime in the month the emergency ends.  The expiration dates are extended for two months after the month the peacetime emergency ends. Currently the peacetime emergency is extended to…