‘Under the Hood’ exemption an effort to get more school bus drivers on the road

Jan. 21—State officials are removing barriers for perspective school bus drivers applying for a commercial driver license. At the Gov. Kathy Hochul's direction, the DMV has implemented a federal waiver that allows school bus driver applicants to skip the engine compartment component, also called the "under the hood" component of the commercial driver license road test. This will make it easier …