La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXI-2103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CLXI-2103 - Daily Transportation (Contract or Center Provided)

A. Written authorization shall be obtained from a parent to transport a child on a regular basis. Such authorization shall include the name of the child, the type of transportation (to and from school, to and from home) and the names of individuals, schools, or other entities to whom the child may be released.

B. A staff person shall be present when a child is delivered to the center.

C. When children are picked up or dropped off at the center by a public or private school bus, staff shall be present to safely escort children to and from the bus.

D. Vehicle Staff

1. A driver and at least one staff member must be in a contracted or center-provided vehicle at all times when transporting children, and minimum child to staff ratios must be met. However, when transporting children ages four and older only, if the vehicle has a communication device that allows the driver to contact emergency personnel, and the driver does not leave the vehicle while children are present in the vehicle, only the driver is required to be present in the vehicle and minimum child to staff ratios are not required to be met.

2. A contracted driver shall be considered a staff member for purposes of this Subsection if the driver is in compliance with the transportation regulations in Chapter 21 of this bulletin, including but not limited to maintaining a daily passenger log in compliance with §2103 F, and completing and documenting a visual passenger check of the vehicle at the end of each route in compliance with §2107. A

3. At least one staff member on the vehicle and accessible to children shall have current certification in infant and child CPR.

E. Master Transportation Log

1. A copy of the current master transportation log shall be maintained on file at the center and shall include the names of the children, the pickup and drop off locations, and the authorized persons to whom the children may be released. Documentation shall be maintained whether transportation is provided by the center or contracted.

2. Each driver or bus monitor, whether provided by the center or through a contractor, shall be provided a current master transportation log.

F. Passenger Log

1. A current passenger log for each trip shall be used to track children and staff during transportation.

2. The log shall be maintained on file at the center and a copy shall be provided to the driver or bus monitor.

3. The following shall be recorded in the passenger log:

a. date the transportation is provided;

b. name of the child;

c. name of driver and staff members;

d. pick up and drop off locations;

e. time child was placed on the vehicle;

f. time child was released and name of the person or entity to whom child was released; and

g. signature of staff person completing the log.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXI-2103

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41642 (April 2015). effective 7/1/2015, Amended LR 42556 (4/1/2016), Amended LR 44257 (2/1/2018), effective 3/1/2018.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:407.40(A)(1).