College School District | 3000 | AR 3541.1 Business and Noninstructional Operations
Transportation For School-Related Trips
(cf. 3312.2 - Educational Travel Program Contracts)
(cf. 3540 - Transportation)
(cf. 3541 - Transportation Routes and Services)
(cf. 6153 - School-Sponsored Trips)
The Superintendent or designee shall determine the most appropriate and cost-effective mode of transportation for each approved trip.
When district transportation is provided, students may be released from using district transportation only with the advance written permission of their parents/guardians.
School-related organizations requesting transportation shall be fully responsible for the costs of their trips unless funding has been approved by the Board of Trustees.
(cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the district has sufficient liability insurance when field trips or excursions involve either transportation by district vehicles or travel to and from a foreign country. When a trip to a foreign country is authorized, liability insurance shall be secured from a carrier licensed to transact insurance business in that country. (Education Code 35330)
(cf. 3530 - Risk Management/Insurance)
Transportation by Private Vehicle
The Superintendent or designee may authorize the transportation of students by private vehicle when the vehicle is driven by an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid California driver's license or, if he/she is a nonresident on active military duty in California, possesses a valid license from his/her state of residence. To be approved, a driver shall have a good driving record and possess at least the minimum insurance required by law. Any person providing transportation to district students in a private vehicle shall register with the district for such purposes.
(cf. 1240 - Volunteer Assistance)
Drivers shall receive safety and emergency instructions which shall be kept in their vehicle.
All student passengers shall submit permission slips signed by their parents/guardians. Teachers shall ensure that each driver has a copy of the permission slip for each student riding in his/her vehicle.
The number of passengers, including the driver, shall not exceed the capacity for which the vehicle was designed. Motor trucks may not transport more persons than can safely sit in the passenger compartment. The driver shall ensure that the manufacturer's recommendations for his/her vehicle are followed regarding the seating of children in seats equipped with airbags.
The driver or any other person shall not smoke or have in his/her immediate possession a lighted pipe, cigar, or cigarette containing tobacco or any other plant when there is a minor in the motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle is in motion or at rest. (Health and Safety Code 118948)
Passenger Restraint Systems
All drivers shall wear safety belts in accordance with law. In addition, drivers shall ensure that: (Vehicle Code 27315, 27360, 27360.5, 27363)
1. A child who is under age 6 or under 60 pounds, unless exempted in accordance with Vehicle Code 27360 or 27363, is properly secured in a rear seat in an appropriate child passenger restraint system meeting federal safety standards.
2. All other children are properly secured in either a child passenger restraint system or safety belt.
3. All other passengers wear seat belts.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35330 Excursions and field trips
35332 Transportation by air
39830 School bus
39830.1 School pupil activity bus
39860 Transportation to special activities by district
44808 Liability when students not on school property
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
118947-118949 Prohibition against smoking in motor vehicle with minor
VEHICLE CODE
12814.6 Limitations of provisional driver's license
27315 Mandatory use of seat belts in private passenger vehicles
27360-27360.5 Child passenger restraint systems
27363 Child passenger restraint systems, exemptions
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Department of Motor Vehicles: http://www.dmv.ca.gov
California Highway Patrol: http://www.chp.ca.gov
California Office of Traffic Safety: http://www.ots.ca.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Regulation COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: August 19, 2008 Santa Ynez, California