Training of School Bus Drivers

(1) The Registry of Motor Vehicles shall notify, during the annual school bus driver certification process required by M.G.L. c. 90, all individuals certified and endorsed to be school bus operators of the requirements of M.G.L. c. 90, § 16B and 540 CMR 27.00 relative to idling on school grounds and of the consequences of not complying with those requirements. (2) School bus companies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall ensure that each school bus driver employed by them, upon employment and at least once per year thereafter, is informed of the requirements of M.G.L. c. 90, § 16B and 540 CMR 27.00 relative to idling on school grounds and of the consequences of not complying with those requirements.