<p> NUTMEG RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT PUBLIC PASSENGER ENDORSEMENTS Draft #1, 9/26/06</p><p>This two page guide is intended to provide a quick summary of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Public Passenger Endorsements related to Student Transportation. Information was drawn from the Department of Motor Vehicles website, www.ct.gov/dmv and from phone conversations with their representatives. </p><p>To understand which Public Passenger Endorsements are required we must first define the types of vehicles and their uses. </p><p>Definitions</p><p>Non-Commercial Base License Class D – any motor vehicle that does not require a Commercial Drivers License (CDL)</p><p>Activity Vehicle – a student transportation vehicle that is used to transport students in connection with school sponsored activities, but is not used to transport students to and from school.</p><p>School Bus – a vehicle that meets the requirements of Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 14-275, including a commercial motor vehicle used to transport preschool, elementary or secondary school students from home to school, form school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events. (CDL is required)</p><p>Student Transportation Vehicle – any motor vehicle other than a registered school bus used by a carrier for the transportation of students, including children requiring special education. Summary of Requirements</p><p>Summarizing the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles website for the Non-Commercial Drivers License Public Passenger Endorsements as related to student transportation:</p><p>Endorsement “A” is “required before operating a student transportation vehicle used in connection with school sponsored events and activities, but not used to transport students to and from school.”</p><p>Endorsement “V” is “required before operating a student transportation vehicle transporting students to and from school.</p><p>Commercial Drivers License with Endorsement “P” is required before operating a school bus.</p><p>Non-Resident Licenses: A non-resident who holds an operator's license issued by another state or country may operate a vehicle that otherwise requires a Connecticut public passenger endorsement, provided the non-resident holds the equivalent endorsement from their home jurisdiction. </p><p>Exceptions: Vehicles requiring Endorsements “A” and “V” may be operated by drivers without said endorsements when the vehicle is not transporting passengers.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>All drivers driving students to and from school sponsored events in any vehicle, (other than a school bus), are required to have Endorsement “A” on their Connecticut Non-Commercial Drivers License. If a non-resident then they must have the equivalent endorsement from their home jurisdiction.</p><p>If the vehicle is considered a school bus, then a Commercial Drivers License with Endorsement “P” is required.</p><p>Exception: Parents driving their personal vehicle with less than 10 students are not required to have any endorsements.</p>