Carlsbad USD | BP 3541.2 Business and Noninstructional Operations
Transportation For Students With Disabilities
The Board of Trustees shall ensure that appropriate transportation services are provided for students with disabilities as specified in their individualized education program (IEP) or accommodation plan. The District shall make home-to-school transportation available for students at no cost to parents/guardians as specified in the student's IEP.
(cf. 0430 - Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education)
(cf. 3250 - Transportation Fees)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program (IEP))
(cf. 6159.2 - Nonpublic Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education)
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals for Special Education)
(cf. 6164.6 - Identification and Education under Section 504)
The Superintendent or designee shall establish criteria and procedures for determining the most appropriate mode of transportation for an individual student based on identified needs as determined in the IEP or accommodation plan.
(cf. 3540 - Transportation)
The Superintendent or designee shall arrange transportation schedules so that students with disabilities do not spend an excessive amount of time on buses compared to other students. Arrivals and departures shall not reduce the length of the school day for these students except as may be prescribed on an individual basis.
(cf. 3541 - Transportation Routes and Services)
The Superintendent or designee shall establish procedures to ensure compatibility between mobile seating devices and bus securement systems.
(cf. 3542 - School Bus Drivers)
As necessary, a student with disabilities may be accompanied on school transportation by a service animal, as defined in 28 CFR 35.104, including a specially trained guide dog, signal dog, or service dog. (Education Code 39839; Civil Code 54.1-54.2; 28 CFR 35.136)
(cf. 6163.2 - Animals at School)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
39807.5 Payment of transportation cost
39839 Guide dogs, signal dogs and service dogs on bus
41850-41854 Allowances for transportation
48300-48315 Alternative interdistrict attendance program
48915.5 Expulsion of students with exceptional needs
56040 No cost for special education and related services
56195.8 Adoption of policies
56327 Assessment for special education and related services
56345 Individualized education program
56365-56366.1 Nonpublic nonsectarian schools or agencies
CIVIL CODE
54.1-54.2 Service animals
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
15243 Physically handicapped minors
15271 Exclusion from report
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
794 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 28
35.104 Definitions
35.136 Service animals
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
104.4 Equal opportunity under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
300.1-300.818 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, especially:
300.34 Transportation defined as related service
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 49
571.222 Federal requirements for bus securement systems
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Special Education Transportation Guidelines
Pupil Fees, Deposits and Other Charges, Fiscal Management Advisory 12-02, April 24, 2013
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Protecting Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2009
Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Eligible for Transportation, 2009
WEB SITES
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov
CDE MANAGEMENT ADVISORIES
0500.92 Implementation of Special Education Transportation Apportionment (#92-02)
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
0609.95 School transportation fee exemption for handicapped children and pupils whose parents or guardians are indigent (LO: 2-95)
Policy CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: July 26, 2006 Carlsbad, California
revised: February 15, 2017