Florida districts train their own school bus operators under Rule 6A-3.0141: 40 hours of pre-service including CPR and first aid, at least 20 hours classroom and 8 behind the wheel. ELDT365 handles the separate federal ELDT theory for $20 per course.
At least 20 classroom hours and 8 behind-the-wheel hours, including CPR and first aid, following the state Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum (revised 2021). Delivered and certified by the district.
Annual in-service is a rule requirement, tracked by the district transportation department.
Form ESE 480 dexterity test and the federal MCSA-5876 Medical Examiner's Certificate, which Florida adopted in place of its old state form.
Your district. Florida does not use a regional agency for school bus operator certification; the district is the certifying body.
Federal theory for B, P and S, done before your pre-service block or alongside it, filed the same day. Many Florida districts run pre-service in June and July; have new hires finish ELDT theory before the first classroom day.
Card on file or PO. We provide a W-9, a quote and per-driver receipts. Brevard County Public Works already uses ELDT365 this way for county drivers.
Form ESE 480 for dexterity. Florida adopted the federal medical form in place of its old state form.
Most Florida districts run pre-service in June and July. Enroll the cohort in Class B, Passenger and School Bus on ELDT365 in May and the federal records are filed before day one.
At least 20 classroom and 8 behind-the-wheel, CPR and first aid, from the state Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum. Your district issues the certificate.
If your district is on the registry, your 8-plus BTW hours are the ELDT BTW record. Many Florida districts registered in 2022.
The state checks the registry before the skills test. Brevard County Public Works already runs its county drivers through ELDT365 this way.
Class B, Passenger and School Bus are $20 each per driver. A driver who needs all three is $60; a Class B holder adding the two endorsements is $40. Florida fleets can put a card on file and be billed as they enroll, or prepay seats on a PO with a W-9 and a quote. No minimum and no contract. The federal explainer, pricing comparison and who-this-is-for detail are on the bus driver overview.
Florida's 40-hour pre-service under Rule 6A-3.0141 satisfies Florida. It does not satisfy FMCSA. A driver getting a Class B, Passenger or School Bus endorsement for the first time since February 7, 2022 also needs a federal ELDT record from a provider on the Training Provider Registry before the FL skills test. The two records live in two different systems: the state training with the Florida Department of Education, the ELDT with FMCSA.
The employing district, using the state Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum. Districts issue the training certificate.
At least 8 hours of in-service training each year, per Rule 6A-3.0141. ELDT has no refresher.
Because it is federal law for anyone getting the CDL or endorsement for the first time since February 2022, and the state cannot let them take the skills test without a registry record. Your 40 hours satisfy Florida; ELDT satisfies FMCSA. The theory piece is the one you can outsource.
Moves to us: the federal theory for Class B, Passenger and School Bus, and the FMCSA filing. Stays with you: Florida's 40-hour pre-service under Rule 6A-3.0141, behind-the-wheel, the physical, drug testing and background checks. Nothing about your Florida certificate changes.
Free school account, $20 per course per driver, filed to the FMCSA registry the same day. Florida's 40-hour pre-service under Rule 6A-3.0141 stays exactly where it is.
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