Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
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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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:407.40(A)(1).
