• 30-hour basic course for school bus drivers*
• 10-hour basic course for monitors/attendants*
• Two 2-hour safety refreshers each year*
• 5-hour pre-service training for school bus drivers**
• 3-hour pre-service training for school bus monitors/attendants**

*Training must be conducted by or directly supervised by a School Bus Driver Instructor (SBDI), a certification granted by the NYSED.
**SBDI certification is not required for pre-service training, but an SBDI must document that the training was completed.

• 10-hour advanced course for veteran school bus drivers (must be conducted by or directly supervised by a School Bus Driver Instructor)
• Wheelchair securement training
• Special education series for transporters; examples of topics include: Overview of special needs, CSEs and IEPs, Autism spectrum, Sign language, Serious emotional disturbance, Downs syndrome, Epilepsy
• Provide new laws and regulations booklets annually for each transportation employee
• Organize and coordinate local Transportation Supervisor meetings during the school year
• Share information from state and national pupil transportation organizations with supervisors
• Conduct or arrange periodic training sessions as needs are identified (e. g., mirror adjustment, teacher training, child safety restraint securement, reasonable suspicion training, student management)
• Consultation, information, research for districts regarding safety or related transportation issues (e. g., transporting oxygen on buses, epi pen use on buses, many wheelchair securement questions, accident reporting, safe bus stops)
• Short term 19-A Certified Examiner services***
• Host and help coordinate annual Central New York Learning Day
• Host quarterly meetings of school bus driver trainers

***Article 19-A Certified Examiner is a certification granted by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.