Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
900 - Special Populations
938 - Regulations for Youth Camps
Part IV - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
Section 938-IV-58.0 - Transportation

Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 938-IV-58.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

58.1 Use of a vehicle, other than a school bus, with a rated capacity as defined by the manufacturer, to carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the driver to transport children is prohibited. A licensee shall ensure 12-15 passenger vans are not used to transport children. Passenger includes the driver.

58.2 A licensee shall ensure when transporting children that the driver, when volunteering or employed by the camp, and vehicle, when owned or leased by the camp, comply with all applicable federal and State laws.

58.2.1 The driver shall be at least 21 years old.

58.2.2 The driver shall have a valid driver's license that authorizes the driver to operate the vehicle being driven.

58.2.3 The driver shall have a comprehensive background check confirming eligibility to be alone with children during transport.

58.3.4 The driver may not transport more children and adults than the vehicle's capacity.

58.3 A licensee shall ensure that companies contracted by the camp to provide transportation services to children follow applicable State and federal laws.

58.4 A licensee shall ensure each child is secured in an individual safety restraint system appropriate to the age, weight, and height of the child at all times while the vehicle, other than a school bus, is in motion.

58.4.1 Safety restraints must be federally approved and labeled according to the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.

58.4.2 Child safety restraints must be installed and used as determined by the manufacturer and vehicle's instruction manual.

58.4.3 Safety restraints must be kept in a safe working condition and free of recall.

58.5 A licensee shall ensure vehicles used to transport children have and use the following:

58.5.1 A working heater capable of keeping an interior temperature of at least 50 °F;

58.5.2 Air-conditioning to reduce the interior temperature when it exceeds 82 °F (school buses are exempt);

58.5.3 A working phone;

58.5.4 Flares;

58.5.5 Reflectors;

58.5.6 A first aid kit; and

58.5.7 A dry chemical fire extinguisher approved by Underwriters Laboratory.

58.6 A licensee shall ensure children are loaded and unloaded at the vehicle's curbside or in a protected parking area or driveway.

58.7 A licensee shall ensure all doors are locked when the vehicle is moving.

58.8 A licensee shall have written parent or guardian permission for transportation provided by the camp.

58.9 A licensee shall ensure children are never alone in the vehicle and that the vehicle is visually checked at the final location so that no child is left behind.

58.10 A licensee shall ensure children's heads and limbs remain inside the vehicle during transport.

58.11 A licensee may not transport children in the open back of a truck.

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