Section 17.1.1. 10 A. Bus Driver Trainees participating in the Mount Baker School District Driver Training Program 11 will be paid at step 1 of Schedule A for time spent in training (as follows): 13 1. In-Class-Training: Two (2) hours of the four (4) hours per day will be paid – not to exceed 14 ten (10) hours 16 2. Behind-the-Wheel: Ten (10) hours will be paid – time frame is no longer than six (6) weeks 17 from the completion of In-Class-Training 19 3. Bus Driver Trainee must fulfill required background checks before compensation is 20 provided; however, training can commence prior to background checks 22 4. The Annual In-Service Training is recognized as a separate activity and all current or 23 separated staff who attend and sign an intent to bid on a route or be a substitute Bus Driver 24 will be paid for first-aid and annual in-service training 26 B. The District will reimburse a successful candidate for the cost of training and CDL licensing for 27 any employee required by the District to obtain a CDL and bus driver license after he/she already 28 is employed in a position not requiring such training and licensing. 30 C. Successful Bus Driver Trainees shall be guaranteed a minimum of ten (10) hours of 31 substitute/work time per week. This will not accrue toward seniority. 33 D. The District will reimburse any expenses incurred by a new employee or substitute, reasonably 34 related to the acquisition of their Commercial Driver’s License, not to exceed five hundred fifty 35 dollars ($550.00). Reimbursement is to include the following expenses: permit test, permit 36 license, CDL physical, drug testing, driving record report, and CDL License. Such 37 reimbursement will be paid only after all of the following three (3) items are satisfied: 39 1. Completion of twenty (20) hours classroom instruction and twenty (20) hours of driving 40 instruction; 41 42 2. Successful completion and acquisition of a CDL; and 44 3. Sixty (60) calendar days as an available substitute or at least forty (40) hours of actual bus 45 driving work for the District, whichever comes first. 1 E. If the employee separates from district employment prior to one hundred twenty (120) work-days 2 from the date the CDL is issued, any reimbursement will be recaptured from the substitute’s final 3 paycheck.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement