Editor’s Note: At the Rutherford County Commission meeting, Sparks adjusted the age minimum to 23.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Tuesday night, Tennessee State Representative Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) will go to the Rutherford County Commission with a proposed solution to Tennessee’s bus driver shortage: lowering the age requirement from 25 to 21 years old.
Sparks introduced a bill to lower the age requirement last legislative session, but that bill failed in the Senate by one vote. Now, he’s trying to rally support for the idea before introducing a new bill.
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“If a county commission or school board takes a position, we pay attention,” Sparks said. “Our delegation pays attention.”…