Hawaii HB1770 establishes a recruitment grant program and signing bonus for school bus drivers to address the shortage.

Hawaii HB1770 aims to address the shortage of school bus drivers by establishing a recruitment grant program and a repayment signing bonus. The bill creates a school bus driver recruitment grant program to fund commercial driver's license and school bus driver training courses, and costs for community colleges and the university of Hawaii to conduct bus driver training courses. It also establishes a repayment signing bonus program to provide a one-time signing bonus of $2,000 to individuals hired as school bus drivers.

Hawaii HB1770 establishes a recruitment grant program and signing bonus for school bus drivers to address the shortage.

Hawaii HB1770 aims to address the shortage of school bus drivers by establishing a recruitment grant program and a repayment signing bonus. The bill creates a school bus driver recruitment grant program to fund commercial driver's license and school bus driver training courses, and costs for community colleges and the university of Hawaii to conduct bus driver training courses. It also establishes a repayment signing bonus program to provide a one-time signing bonus of $2,000 to individuals hired as school bus drivers.