New York Laws
Article 19-A - Special Requirements for Bus Drivers
509-G - Examinations and Tests.

(1) Pretrip inspection.
(2) Placing the vehicle in operation.
(3) Use of the vehicle's controls and emergency equipment.
(4) Operating the vehicle in traffic and while passing other vehicles.
(5) Turning the vehicle.
(6) Braking and slowing the vehicle by means other than braking.
(7) Backing and parking the vehicle.
5. In addition to the provisions outlined above, all motor carriers
shall require each driver biennially to complete a written or oral
examination testing his knowledge of the rules of the road, defensive
driving practices and the laws regulating driving a bus in this state.
Such examination may be conducted during the driver's normal daily
operations.
6. (a) All motor carriers shall be required to conduct pre-employment
and random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the provisions
and requirements of Part 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations on all drivers of a school bus, as defined by section one
hundred forty-two of this chapter, regardless of commercial driver's
license endorsement. Every such school bus driver shall be included in
the random testing pool from which drivers are randomly selected for
testing, and every such driver shall submit to such testing when
selected, as required in Part 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. For the purposes of this section "motor carriers" shall
mean a school or municipality that transports children to and from
school or any person, corporation or entity in contract with a
municipality or school district for the purposes of transporting
children to and from school.
(b) Drug testing administered pursuant to this section shall, at a
minimum, be in conformance with drug testing procedures as set forth in
Part 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.