Sec.14-44-3. Required endorsements

(a) (1) On or after January 9, 2006, any operator shall hold or obtain the following license endorsements before operating the following listed types of vehicles when transporting passengers, including passengers who are students:

Vehicle	License Class	Endorsement	Restriction
School Bus	CDL	P*,S
Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)
(to-from school)	Any class	V
(school-related activities)	Any class	A
Motor Bus	CDL	P*,F
Taxicab	Any class	F
Service Bus	CDL, if designed to:	P*,F
	Transport 16 or more passengers;
	Any class if transporting less than16 passengers.	F
*authorizes driving commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers in accordance with section 14-36a, of the Connecticut General Statues.

(2) Any operator who holds an operator's license issued before January 9, 2006, which contains any of the following license endorsements, or endorsements with restrictions, may continue to operate the following listed types of vehicles when transporting passengers, including passengers who are students, until said operator's license is renewed:

Vehicle	License Class	Endorsement	Restriction
School Bus	CDL	P*,S	with or without Z
Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)
(to-from school)	Any class	S
(school-related activities)	Any class	S	V
Motor Bus	CDL	P*	T
Taxicab	Any class	P**	T
Service Bus	CDL, if designed	P*	T
	to:
	Transport
	16 or more
	passengers;
	Any class if transporting less than 16 passengers.	P**	T
* authorizes driving commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers in accordance with section 14-36a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
**state issued "P" authorized under subsection (b) of section 14-36a of the Connecticut General Statutes for Class 1 and Class 2 operators (repealed under P.A. 04-217).

(3) Any operator who possesses an operator's license, referred to in subdivision (2) of this subsection, must comply with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection upon renewal of his/her operator's license.

(b) As used in sections 14-44-2 to 14-44-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the term "school" refers to any primary or secondary, public, private or charter educational institution, and the term "student" refers to any student under twenty-one years of age. "Student Transportation Vehicle" has the meaning set forth in section 14-212 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(Effective January 23, 1987; Amended September 8, 2003; Amended July 8, 2008)