2. a. All drivers of buses or other vehicles used by a board of education or by a private or parochial school for the transportation of pupils to and from school shall, in addition to any exam required by law, submit to a medical exam for the presence of alcohol, narcotics, or habit-producing drugs within the scope of the “New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act,” P.L.1970, c.226 (C. 24:21-1 et seq.).

b. All drivers of buses or other vehicles used by a board of education or by a private or parochial school for the transportation of pupils to and from school shall, in addition to any exam required by law, submit to a medical exam that includes hearing and visual acuity tests that are in accordance with the provisions of the “Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999,” 49 U.S.C. § 113, any supplements or amendments thereto, and any federal regulations promulgated thereunder.

L.1975, c.284, s.2; amended 2018, c.151, s.2.