State lawmaker trying to rally support for lowering school bus driver age limit

State lawmaker trying to rally support for lowering school bus driver age limit

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 t…