COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 3220
(By Delegates Border, Perdue, Staggers, Long, Schadler, Ennis,
Moye, Stalnaker and Stephens)
(Originating in the House Committee on
Health and Human Resources)
[February 25, 2007]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-10a, relating
to medical qualifications for school bus operators;
prohibition of dismissal, denial of or ineligibility for
employment of school bus operators who have diabetes mellitus
requiring insulin; exceptions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated section §18A-2-10a, to
read as follows:
§18A-2-10a. Medical qualifications for school bus operators.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
a person currently or formerly employed as a school bus operator
may not be dismissed from or denied employment or rendered
ineligible for employment as a school bus operator for reason that
the person currently has been diagnosed or has a past history of having the disease of diabetes mellitus requiring insulin, as long
as the person is under the care of a physician for the disease, is
adhering to all treatment prescribed by his or her physician and
also meets all of the requirements to be eligible for a commercial
driver's license in this state.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that persons who are
currently or have previously been employed as a school bus operator
may not be rendered ineligible for such employment as a result of
having diabetes mellitus requiring insulin, if other requirements
are met.
[§18A-2-10a] is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.