MN HF2481

Requires school bus drivers to conduct interior post-trip inspections within ten minutes of completing each trip to ensure no students are left unattended; violation is a petty misdemeanor.

Mandates that type III vehicles be equipped with a durable webbing cutter with a full-width handgrip and replaceable blade, mounted accessibly to the driver for emergency use.

Prohibits operation of school buses marked "out of service" until all violations causing that status have been remedied; violation is a gross misdemeanor.

Requires carriers and districts to report any known violations of post-trip inspection requirements to the director of pupil transportation within 72 hours.

Expands bus driver endorsement cancellation requirements to include one-year cancellation for violations of post-trip inspection requirements that result in a child being left unattended; adds notification requirement when drivers' licenses are suspended, revoked, or canceled.