Sec. 6.26. Duties of the department

The Department of Motor Vehicles shall:

(a) At least once every three years, review the bus driver files of each motor carrier; provided, however, that the commissioner may review such bus driver files at his or her discretion at any other time during regular business hours.

(b) Upon receipt of information that a driver's license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended or withdrawn in this State or elsewhere, notify all motor carriers who have notified the commissioner of the employment of such driver, and provide such notice to the political subdivision, public and nonpublic school districts, and any other parties with whom the carrier has notified the BDU as having contractual agreements for services as a motor carrier as defined in section 6.2(e) of this Part.

(c) Provide each motor carrier, under the Accident/Conviction Notification Program as set forth in section 6.17 of this Part, with information regarding any accident or conviction for any traffic violation resulting from operation of a motor vehicle against a bus driver reported to the BDU as employed by such motor carrier; and may, if requested by a political subdivision which contracts with a motor carrier for the transportation of school children, provide such notice to the political subdivision.

(d) Upon receipt of the criminal history record report of a school bus driver, notify the motor carrier of disqualification of an applicant or school bus driver or the potential disqualification of such applicant or driver based on a pending criminal charge which would or could disqualify such driver under the provisions of section 6.28 of this Part. Notification to the carrier shall be without specification of the grounds for disqualification, those grounds to be made available only to the school bus driver or his or her representative.

(e) Prepare and distribute form DS-3.6 for the provision of objective data concerning the driving history of a bus driver who is subject to regulation under this Part. Such form shall be completed by current or former employers of such bus drivers upon the request of a prospective or subsequent employer.