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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3501 - Approved Home Study Program Students

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A. Fourth grade students from state-approved
				home study programs who are seeking to enroll in grade 5 must meet promotion
				standards on the grade 4 LEAP English Language Arts or the Mathematics test
				enroll in grade 5.
B. Eighth grade
				students from state-approved home study programs who are seeking to enroll in
				grade 9 must meet promotion standards on the grade 8 LEAP English Language Arts
				or the Mathematics test enroll in grade 9.
C. Students from state-approved home study
				programs have the option of taking the grades 4 and 8 LEAP Science and Social
				Studies tests.
D. Students from
				state-approved home study programs may take the
i
LEAP tests in
				grades 3, 5, 6, and 7.
E. Approved
				home study program students shall take the test which is designated for the
				enrolled grade.
F. A fee of up to
				$35, which covers actual costs of administering, scoring, and reporting the
				results of statewide assessment, may be charged. For students testing to enter
				the public school system, this fee shall be refunded upon the students
				enrollment in that public school system the semester immediately following
				testing. The DTC shall return results to parents when results are returned to
				the public schools.
G. Students
				enrolled in state-approved home study programs or non-public/non-scholarship
				schools are not eligible to participate in LAA 1, LAA 2, ELDA, EOC, or the
				state administration of EXPLORE, PLAN, WorkKeys or ACT.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.236.1-17.236.2,
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10)(11)(15),
				  R.S.
				  17:10,
				  R.S.
				  17:22(6),
				  R.S.
				  17:391.1-17.391.10, and
				  R.S.
				  17:411.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3503 - Homebound Students

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A.
				Homebound students shall be administered the appropriate assessment for their
				enrolled grade. The test administrator must issue the test booklet and answer
				document each day and return the testing materials to the enrolled school
				daily. The test administrator must receive training in security and test
				administration procedures and sign a security oath.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3505 - Foreign Exchange Students

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A.
				Foreign exchange students shall take the appropriate assessment for their
				enrolled grade during the scheduled assessment period.
B. If foreign exchange students are screened
				and determined to be limited English proficient, they may qualify for test
				accommodations provided they are used in the student's regular classroom
				instruction and assessment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:151.3 and
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3507 - Office of Juvenile Justice

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A.
				Students enrolled in grades 3 through 11 who are under the supervision of
				correctional facilities shall take the appropriate assessment for their
				enrolled grade.
B. If a student is
				18 years of age by March 1, and:
1. is
				pursuing a high school diploma, he/she shall test; and
2. is not pursuing a high school diploma,
				he/she does not need to test.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3509 - Expelled Students

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A. If a
				student is expelled from school and is not enrolled in any type of alternative
				program or receiving any services from the school district, the parent/legal
				guardian may make a timely request that the student be tested and the school
				district shall make arrangements to test the student.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:151.3 and
				  R.S.
				  17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 35 - Assessment of Students in Special › Section CXI-3511 - Migrant Students

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A.
				Migrant students shall take the appropriate assessment for their enrolled grade
				during the scheduled assessment period.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:151.3 and
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 1 - Introduction › Section CXIII-101 - General Authority

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A. This
				handbook was developed by the Department of Education (DOE) to provide
				information and direction to local education agencies (LEAs) involved in school
				transportation in Louisiana.
B.
				Acting under the authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
				Education (BESE), the State Superintendent of Education is responsible for
				carrying out such policies as may be adopted by BESE. The legal
				responsibilities of the DOE are defined by Louisiana law or policies of
				BESE.
C. Aside from matters
				concerned with the financial aspects imposed upon it by law, the primary
				responsibility of the DOE in student transportation is to provide strong
				leadership and technical assistance in the development of a comprehensive
				student transportation program for statewide application.
D. Under the authority of BESE, the DOE shall
				work with all LEAs to ensure all federal standards and laws regarding the
				design, purchase, operation, and maintenance of school buses and the school
				transportation program are enforced. The responsibilities listed below are
				assumed directly by the DOE within the framework of a total cooperative effort
				whereby the state and the LEA work together to ensure a safe, efficient, and
				economical transportation system:
1. develop
				and implement clear and concise student transportation policies;
2. develop and implement a statewide system
				for the management of student transportation;
3. develop and implement educational programs
				and materials for school bus drivers, transportation supervisors, school
				administrators, and school bus passengers;
4. coordinate services with other divisions
				of State Government to ensure adherence to all federal and state
				regulations;
5. mandate established
				chassis, body and equipment standards mandated in the Federal Motor Vehicle
				Safety Standards (FMVSS) for school buses;
6. study and make recommendations regarding
				legislation and appropriate research in the field of student
				transportation;
7. develop and
				direct a statewide management information system for the collection and
				analysis of student transportation data such as operational costs, accidents
				and injuries, driver certification, and other data as necessary.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 3 - Selection and Employment of School Bus Drivers and Attendants (Aides) › Section CXIII-301 - Employment Requirements

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A. Any
				person hired or contracted to transport or assist in the transportation of
				students to and from school or school-related activities must meet certain
				requirements. This applies to full-time school bus drivers, substitute drivers,
				activity bus drivers, and bus attendants. Mechanics, supervisors, or other
				personnel who are licensed to drive school buses but do not actually transport
				students must fulfill the requirements of the commercial driver's license (CDL)
				statutes. They may not otherwise be required to fulfill all requirements
				specified in this Section.
B.
				Employment applications and job descriptions must meet the requirements of the
				Americans with Disabilities Act.
C.
				Specific job requirements necessitate specialized training for driving
				personnel and for bus attendants or aides before they are employed and during
				the entire terms of service in the transportation program. Each LEA shall be
				responsible for ensuring specific requirements for local school bus drivers are
				in accordance with state and federal requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S. 17:164-166,
				  R.S.
				  17:168, and
				  R.S.
				  32:52.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 3 - Selection and Employment of School Bus Drivers and Attendants (Aides) › Section CXIII-303 - Certification of School Bus Drivers

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A. The term
school bus
				drivers
included in this Section includes anyone who is certified to
				transport students to and from school and school-related activities. Full-time
				drivers, substitute drivers (including bus attendants who may also be certified
				to drive in emergency situations), activity bus drivers (teachers, coaches,
				custodians, etc.), and any other person who is employed by the school district
				or by a private entity that has contracted with the school district to provide
				student transportation services and who at any time transports students must be
				certified prior to transporting students.
B. Initial and Annual Certification
1. Initial certification of new applicants
				and annual certification of existing school bus drivers must be conducted by
				LEAs on all full-time and substitute school bus drivers. Documentation of those
				components required for initial certification must be verified and kept on file
				for all school bus drivers each year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 3 - Selection and Employment of School Bus Drivers and Attendants (Aides) › Section CXIII-305 - Bus Attendants (Aides)

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A.
				Bus attendants must be assigned on all school buses as required by the
				Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). Bus attendants must be physically and
				emotionally able to assist the bus driver in all activities required to safely
				transport the student with special needs.
B. LEAs must determine selection criteria for
				bus attendants. Consideration must be given to annual physical examinations,
				pre-service and bi-annual in-service training, and transporting students with
				special needs. The attendant
may
be certified to drive
				commercially. In the event the attendant is certified to drive commercially,
				all minimum requirements for school bus drivers must be followed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 3 - Selection and Employment of School Bus Drivers and Attendants (Aides) › Section CXIII-307 - Retaining School Bus Drivers

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A.
				LEAs must enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1986, Part 383. All
				school bus drivers must meet the qualifications and guidelines set forth in the
				Act as follows.
1. School bus drivers shall
				possess only one valid driver's license issued by their state or jurisdiction
				of domicile. LEAs shall not knowingly use a driver who has more than one
				license or whose license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled, or is
				disqualified from driving. Violation of this requirement may result in civil or
				criminal penalties.
2. School bus
				drivers receiving suspension, revocation, cancellation, loss of privilege
				disqualification and/or right to operate a commercial motor vehicle by any
				state of jurisdiction, shall notify the school district before the end of the
				business day following the day the employee received the notice.
3. School bus drivers convicted of violating
				a state or local motor vehicle traffic law (other than parking violations), in
				any type of motor vehicle, must notify the LEA within 30 days of
				conviction.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 3 - Selection and Employment of School Bus Drivers and Attendants (Aides) › Section CXIII-309 - Tenure and Termination of Bus Drivers

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A. A permanent school bus operator will not
				be removed from his position except upon:
1.
				written and signed charges of willful neglect of duty;
2. incompetence;
3. immorality;
4. intoxication while on duty;
5. failure to comply with the reporting
				requirements of
				R.S.
				17:491.3 relative to being arrested for one
				or more specified offenses;
6.
				physical inability to perform duties;
7. failure to keep the school bus in a safe,
				comfortable, and practical operating condition; or
8. being a member of or contributing to any
				group, organization, movement or corporation that is prohibited by law or
				enjoined from operating in the state of Louisiana, and then only if furnished
				with a copy of such written charges and given the opportunity to
				respond.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Instructional Program for School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-501 - Driver Training Program

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A. The
				application of federal and state minimum safety standards for school buses has
				been determined to improve the safety of passengers riding school buses within
				the state. Emphasis in driver training programs has reduced the school bus
				accident rate in which the school bus driver is at fault. The driver training
				program must continue to offer a means of educating drivers in safe,
				economical, and efficient school transportation operations.
B. LEAs, as well as the DOE, shall cooperate
				in designing and implementing training programs that will continue to develop
				the driver's potential for safe, accident-free driving.
C. LEAs are authorized to design specific
				course content for two distinct categories of drivers:
1. full-time and substitute bus drivers who
				transport students on daily routes to and from school; and
2. activity bus drivers who transport
				students occasionally to and from school-related activities (athletic events,
				parades, field trips, etc.).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Instructional Program for School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-503 - Pre-service Training

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A.
				Classroom Instruction. The
Louisiana School Bus Operator
				Training
manual requires a minimum of 30 hours of pre-service
				instruction.
1. Unless exemptions are
				authorized in accordance with the preceding section, pre-service classroom
				instruction must include instruction in the following courses:
a. First Aid Course (any approved first aid
				course)-4-8 hours;
b. Drug/Alcohol
				Awareness Policy and Testing Procedures-2 hours;
c. National Safety Council Bus Driver
				Defensive Driving Course, ("Coaching the School Bus Driver")-6-8
				hours;
d. appropriate units of DOE
				School Bus Driver Instructional Program-6-8 hours;
e. Assertive Discipline/Passenger
				Management-1-2 hours;
f.
				Transporting Students with Disabilities-1-2 hours;
g. applicable federal and state laws and
				regulations, local ordinances, state and local policies governing school bus
				transportation-2-4 hours;
h. state
				and local reporting procedures-2 hours.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Instructional Program for School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-505 - In-service Training

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A.
				In-service training, which is designed to improve the driver's skills, attitude
				and knowledge, is a vital part of the total school bus safety effort. To
				maintain certification, all certified school bus drivers must complete a
				minimum of eight hours of in-service training within a two-year period;
				however, annual in-service training is encouraged. (The required eight hours
				may be divided into two annual four-hour blocks, if so desired by the local
				transportation supervisor.)
B. Bus
				driver participation in in-service training sessions is mandatory for the
				driver to maintain certification. Training topics should be selected from the
				following courses based on the needs of the LEA:
1. appropriate units of the Louisiana School
				Bus Driver Instructional Program;
2. National Safety Council Defensive Driving
				Course:
Coaching the School Bus Driver
;
3. approved first aid course with emphasis on
				activities designed to meet school bus drivers' needs;
4. assertive discipline/passenger management
				training;
5. drug abuse prevention
				awareness training;
6. transporting
				students with disabilities;
7.
				recognizing and reporting child abuse;
8. commercial driver's license (CDL)
				training;
9. special activity trip
				requirements; and
10. other topics
				approved by the DOE.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Instructional Program for School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-507 - Remedial Training

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A. School
				bus drivers may require remedial training if their performance does not meet
				standards set by state and local policy. Remedial training should be designed
				to improve specific areas of performance.
B. Additional training by the LEA in all
				phases of student transportation operations is encouraged.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-901 - Specific Procedures

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A.
				Specific procedures have been developed to ensure the highest possible degree
				of safety for school bus drivers and their passengers. All school bus drivers
				must be focused on safe operation of the vehicle. In addition to state and
				federal regulations, the school bus operation policies for each LEA must be in
				compliance with the Highway Safety Program Guideline No. 17,
Pupil
				Transportation Safety.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-903 - Loading and Unloading

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A.
				Warning Signals
1. As required in
				R.S.
				32:80 and
				R.S.
				32:318, amber and red flashing warning
				signals must be used for student loading and unloading. At no other time are
				these lights to be used.
2. Amber
				and red Eight-Light Flashing Warning System. For buses equipped with an amber
				and red eightlight flashing warning system, drivers must activate the amber
				flashing lights at least 100 feet but not more than 500 feet before coming to a
				stop. Red flashing warning lights, stop signal arms, and the crossing control
				device must be activated when the bus is stopped and lights must continue
				flashing while children board, alight, and/or cross roadways.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-905 - Crossing Railroad Tracks

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A.
				Railroad Crossings: Stopping Requirements
1.
				The driver of any school bus, with or without students, shall come to a
				complete stop no closer than 15 feet but within 50 feet of the rail nearest the
				front of the bus.
2. Drivers making
				stops for railroad crossings shall observe traffic. Bus speed shall be reduced
				far enough in advance of the stop to avoid trapping other motorists in panic
				stops or rear-end collisions with the bus. On multiple lane roadways, the bus
				should stop in the right lane whenever possible.
3. During wet, stormy, or foggy weather,
				before placing part of the bus on the tracks, the bus driver must know that the
				crossing can be made safely. Any use of flares or warning signals must be taken
				as an additional warning of danger.
4. Turn signal lights may be operated in
				their hazard mode except when prohibited by state statute or local regulation.
				Except for hazard lights and brake lights, no other school bus signals will be
				activated for the railroad crossing.
5. When any school bus must stop for any
				railroad track at grade, all students must be silent until the crossing is
				completed.
6. After a train has
				passed the crossing on multiple tracks, the bus driver shall not drive the bus
				onto any track until the driver is certain that no other train (possibly hidden
				by the first train) is approaching on an adjacent track.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-907 - Intersections, Turns, Driving Speeds, and Interstate Driving

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A. Intersections
1. Use only brake lights as signals when
				coming to a stop.
2. For buses
				equipped with standard transmissions, place the gearshift in neutral while
				waiting for the traffic to clear or for the traffic light to change to
				green.
3. Use the hand ("parking")
				brake if on a grade to prevent rolling backward or forward.
4. School buses shall not stop within
				intersections to pick up or to discharge students.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-909 - Use of Cell Phones

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A. No person
				shall engage in a call on a cellular radio telecommunication device while
				driving a school bus except in emergency situations.
B. A cellular radio telecommunication device
				is defined as a device capable of sending or receiving telephone communications
				without an access line for service and which requires the operation to dial
				numbers manually or by voice recognitions. It does not include citizens band
				radios.
C. The use of cellular
				telephones by school bus operators shall be authorized for communication with
				any of the following regarding an emergency situation:
1. an emergency system response operator, 911
				public safety communications dispatcher, or school administrator;
2. a hospital or emergency room;
3. a physician's office or health
				clinic;
4. an ambulance or fire
				department rescue service; and
5. a
				fire department or law enforcement agency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-911 - Prohibition of Drugs and Weapons

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A.
				School buses are an extension of the school campus and are designated as a
				drug-free zone.
B. Smoking shall be
				prohibited on any school bus used for the transportation of children attending
				any public elementary or secondary school.
C. The ownership, possession, or custody of
				illegal weapons (carried or concealed) as defined in state law is prohibited on
				a school bus.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  14:95,
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S. 17:164-166,
				  R.S.
				  17:240, and
				  R.S.
				  17:405.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-913 - Passengers

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A. Passengers must
				be instructed to remain seated with hands, arms, and heads inside the bus at
				all times.
B. All standing is
				prohibited. At no time may a student stand while the bus is in
				motion.
C. In compliance with
				R.S.
				32:293, it shall be unlawful for anyone
				responsible for the transportation of children to permit a number of passengers
				exceeding 100 percent capacity of a bus to be transported at one time. (School
				bus capacity is determined by the bus body manufacturer.)
D. The LEA must determine the number of
				students to be transported in a school bus, but the number must not exceed the
				manufacturer intents. Auxiliary seating accommodations are not
				permitted.
E. The bus must never be
				fueled while passengers are on board or while the engine is running.
F. Drivers shall not leave their buses while
				passengers are on board unless there is an extreme emergency. If an emergency
				requires the driver to leave the bus, the engine must be stopped and the
				ignition key removed by the driver.
G. While the engine is running, the driver
				shall not leave the bus at any time when passengers are on board. When the bus
				is empty, the driver should not leave the bus when the engine is running except
				when inspecting, servicing, or repairing the bus requires the driver to do so.
				Drivers of buses transporting students with disabilities who must assist in the
				loading and unloading of passengers in wheel chairs are not considered to have
				left the bus so long as they remain on or beside the bus to assist with the
				loading or unloading, itself.
H.
				Passengers in Type A school buses (buses with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds
				or less) are required to wear occupant restraints when the vehicle is in
				motion. Occupant restraints must comply with the requirements of the FMVSS
				Numbers 208, 209, and 210.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S. 17:164-166, and
				  R.S.
				  32:293.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 9 - Vehicle Operation › Section CXIII-915 - Miscellaneous

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A. Drivers should
				constantly scan the interior of the bus as well as the areas ahead, to the
				sides, and to the rear of the bus.
B. Drivers are required to wear seat belts
				and other safety devices provided by the bus manufacturer at all times while
				the bus is in motion.
C. The
				service (entrance) door and the emergency exit door(s) must remain closed at
				all times while the bus is in motion. School bus aisles must be kept clear and
				doors and emergency exits must remain unobstructed at all times.
D. Buses must not be backed except in
				situations where there is no safer alternative. If there is no safe alternative
				to backing, these warnings should be heeded.
1. Students must be boarded and seated and
				remain on board the bus when the bus is being backed.
2. The school bus driver must arrange for
				assistance during backing maneuvers.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 11 - Emergency Evacuations › Section CXIII-1101 - Determining Emergency Evacuations

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A. Safety is the key word for school
				transportation in Louisiana. The most important obligation shared by all
				persons involved in school transportation is their collective responsibility
				for the safety of the passengers at all times. The safety of the passengers
				must be considered first when evacuating a school bus.
B. Mandatory emergency evacuation procedures
				as defined by BESE and outlined in the
Louisiana School Bus Operator
				Training Manual
must be enforced for all emergency
				evacuations.
C. School bus drivers
				are responsible for determining when it is safe for students to exit the bus
				when an emergency occurs. If the bus is not in danger, the decision to exit the
				bus must be based on the security of the passengers.
D. Decide whether or not to evacuate the bus.
				Evacuate the bus if any of these conditions exist:
1. presence of fire or toxic fumes;
2. danger of fire;
3. unsafe position of the bus; or
4. hazardous weather conditions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 11 - Emergency Evacuations › Section CXIII-1103 - Fire or Danger of Fire Evacuations

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A. The bus should be stopped and evacuated
				immediately if the engine or any portion of the bus is on fire.
B. Being near an existing fire and unable to
				move the bus away, or being near the presence of gasoline or other combustible
				material should be considered as "danger of fire," and students should be
				evacuated.
C. Students should move
				to a safe place 100 feet or more from the bus and remain until the driver of
				the bus has determined that no danger exists.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  9:2793,
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S. 17:164-166, and
				  R.S.
				  32:398.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 11 - Emergency Evacuations › Section CXIII-1105 - Unsafe Position Evacuations

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A.
				In the event that a bus is stopped due to an accident, mechanical failure, road
				conditions, or human failure, the driver must determine immediately whether it
				is safe for students to remain in the bus or evacuate.
B. The driver must evacuate if any of these
				conditions exist.
1. The final stopping point
				is in the path of any train or adjacent to any railroad tracks.
2. The stopped position of the bus changes
				and increases the danger. If, for example, a bus should come to rest near a
				body of water or near the edge of a cliff, it should be evacuated. The driver
				should be certain that the evacuation is carried out in a manner that affords
				maximum safety for the students.
3.
				The stopped position of the bus is such that there is danger of collision. In
				normal traffic conditions, the bus should be visible for a distance of 300 or
				more feet. A position over a hill or around a curve where such visibility does
				not exist should be considered reason for evacuation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 13 - Student Instruction › Section CXIII-1301 - Safe Riding Practices

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A.
				Because of the increased number of students being transported and the ever
				increasing number of accidents on the highways, there is a need to instruct
				students on safe riding practices and on proper evacuation of a school bus in
				case of an emergency.
B. It is the
				responsibility of each LEA to develop policy that requires safe riding
				practices and proper emergency evacuation instruction for all students. Each
				LEA must have measures in place to ensure that all students have received
				intensive classroom instruction. Instruction must include the following:
1. student behavior;
2. identifying individuals who have authority
				over passengers;
3. loading and
				unloading procedures;
4. seat
				assignments;
5. acceptable conduct
				on the bus, e.g. talking, moving around, and use of windows;
6. keeping the bus clean;
7. care of the bus and its
				equipment;
8. emergency procedures,
				including evacuation drills;
9.
				meeting the bus, waiting for the bus, leaving the area after unloading;
				and
10. all other applicable local
				and state rules and regulations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 13 - Student Instruction › Section CXIII-1303 - Emergency Exit Drills

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A.
				Students who ride a school bus must be instructed in organized emergency exit
				procedures. Schools shall organize and conduct, in accordance with the
Louisiana School Bus Operator Training Manual
, emergency
				drills for all students who may ride school buses.
B. One emergency exit drill shall be held
				during the first six weeks of each school semester. LEA administrators must
				provide opportunities at the beginning of each semester for all students riding
				a school bus to and from school and/or school-related activities to participate
				in emergency drill exits.
C. The
				designated school administrator shall complete the emergency evacuation drill
				verification form (Form T-8) each semester and send the completed form to the
				transportation office.
D. Three
				exit drill methods are required.
1. All
				passengers exit through the service (front) door.
2. All passengers exit through the rear
				emergency exit.
3. Passengers in
				the front half of the bus exit through the service door; passengers in the rear
				half exit through the rear emergency exit.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 13 - Student Instruction › Section CXIII-1305 - Verification of Classroom Instruction and Drill Procedures

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A. The school principal is responsible for
				certifying that the passenger instruction and emergency drill procedures have
				been completed as required.
B. A
				copy of the
Certification of Passenger Instruction
form and
Emergency Evacuation Drill
form must be verified by the school
				principal and submitted to the LEA to be maintained in the current
				transportation files.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 13 - Student Instruction › Section CXIII-1307 - Student Helpers

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A. Student
				helpers can be valuable assistants in times of emergency, especially if the
				driver is incapacitated and unable to direct emergency procedures at the scene
				of an emergency and no trained adult is available to assist. If student helpers
				are included in the emergency plan, they should be responsible, should be
				regular riders, and should live near the end of the bus route. Written parental
				consent should be obtained by the driver before students are designated for
				this purpose.
B. Designated
				students should be taught these basic procedures:
1. how to turn off the ignition
				switch;
2. how to set the parking
				brake;
3. how to summon
				help;
4. how to direct emergency
				exits;
5. how to set emergency
				reflective markers; and
6. under
				what conditions they are authorized to take action and what action they are to
				take.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 15 - School Bus Routes › Section CXIII-1501 - Routes: Authority and Responsibilities

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A. The term
route
shall
				apply to the combined total daily trips (or "runs") regularly assigned to the
				bus driver. The statutory authority governing the establishment and
				continuation of school bus routes in Louisiana is
				R.S.
				17:158 and
				R.S.
				17:497. BESE has been granted the authority
				under the provisions of
				R.S.
				17:164, et seq., to establish and adopt
				regulations relating to the operation of school buses in the transportation of
				students to and from school. These statutes shall be used as a basis in
				decisions concerning the transportation program in a LEA.
B. The primary responsibility for
				establishing and continuing school bus routes rests with the LEA. Each LEA has
				the authority to set additional policies that are not in conflict with state or
				federal regulations.
C. LEAs are
				responsible for maintaining safe, efficient, economical school transportation
				programs by:
1. establishing and continuing
				only those routes that are needed to assure timely arrivals and departures
				within the framework of established school hours;
2. designing routes to achieve maximum
				utilization of buses and the elimination of unnecessary and duplicated mileage;
				and
3. consolidating and
				eliminating bus routes when they are no longer needed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 15 - School Bus Routes › Section CXIII-1503 - Determining Bus Routes

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A. School
				bus routes must be designed so they begin at the farthest point from the school
				or schools served and proceed on the shortest charted course.
B. Exceptions may exist when local school
				officials determine it is more economical to do otherwise and/or when there are
				hazardous conditions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 15 - School Bus Routes › Section CXIII-1505 - Routes: Filling Vacancies

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A.
				When filling school bus route vacancies for LEA-owned school buses, the
				procedures as outlined in
				R.S.
				17:493.1 must be followed.
1. The opportunity to change from the current
				assigned route to the vacant route must be offered, by mail to his/her
				residence, to tenured school bus operators in the order of seniority.
2. If no tenured operator chooses to change
				to the vacant route, the route shall be offered to a full-time probationary bus
				operator.
3. If no tenured or
				probationary operator chooses to change to the vacant route, a substitute bus
				operator shall be selected from a list of approved substitute school bus
				operators.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 17 - Compensation of School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-1701 - Salary Compensation Based on School Bus Routes

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A. The term
route
shall
				apply to the combined total daily trips (or "runs") regularly assigned to the
				bus driver.
B. Bus routes are
				measured in terms of "paid mileage." Paid mileage for contract drivers begins
				when the first student is picked up and ends when the final student discharge
				destination or school is reached.
C. When one-way mileage differs in the
				afternoon from that of the morning route, the one-way mileage for the morning
				and afternoon is totaled and divided by two. The result is the average one-way
				mileage for that particular route.
D. The rate of compensation is determined in
				accordance with
				R.S.
				17:497.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158,
				  R.S.
				  17:160-161,
				  R.S.
				  17:164-166 and
				  R.S.
				  17:497.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 17 - Compensation of School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-1703 - Salary Compensation: Frozen Mileage

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A. Mileage may be frozen at the current rate
				of compensation for contracted owner-operators of school bus drivers as
				mandated in
				R.S.
				17:497.
B. Frozen mileage guarantees that the
				contract owner/operator cannot be penalized by a reduction of compensated
				mileage (except as may be requested by the owner/operator) for a period of
				seven years when a new bus is purchased or five years when a used bus not more
				than five model year old is purchased.
C. If route mileage is increased, operational
				mileage compensation must be increased accordingly, if route mileage is
				decreased because of circumstances beyond the control of the owner/operator,
				operational mileage compensation shall not be reduced below the mileage level
				indicated on the original School Bus Purchase Form.
D. If a driver requests and is granted less
				mileage than the frozen mileage, actual mileage shall be compensated.
E. Frozen mileage applies only when the
				owner/operator makes a purchase of a new or used bus not more than five model
				years old.
F. The transfer of a bus
				from spouse to spouse, acquisition as a gift, etc., other than a purchase does
				not afford frozen mileage to the person who acquires the bus.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S. 17:164-166, and
				  R.S
				  17:497.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 17 - Compensation of School Bus Drivers › Section CXIII-1705 - Alternative Transportation Driver Compensation

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A. Procedures for reimbursement of drivers in
				LEA-approved vehicles who transport students with disabilities is further
				defined in Chapter 21,
				§2107 and §2109
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:158, R.S. 17:160-161, R.S.
				  17:164-166.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 19 - Transporting Students › Section CXIII-1901 - Transporting Eligible Students

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A.
				In accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 17:158, each LEA shall provide
				free transportation for any student who attends a school of suitable grade
				approved by BESE if the student resides more than one mile from such school,
				and the school is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the LEA.
1. A city, parish, or other local public
				school board may provide transportation for any student attending a school of
				suitable grade approved by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary
				Education within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local board who resides
				one mile or less from the school when the school board determines that
				conditions exist to warrant such transportation. Transportation of students
				residing one mile or less from their school shall be at no cost to the
				state.
2. Conditions that exist and
				warrant transportation of a student who resides one mile or less from the
				school may include but shall not be limited to the residence location of a
				person convicted of a sex offense and registered as a sex offender, sexually
				violent predators, and child predators.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 19 - Transporting Students › Section CXIII-1903 - Transportation of Students Living Within One Mile of School of Attendance

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A. BESE allows the
				LEA to transport students living within one-mile of the school they attend if
				there are "exceptional" or hazardous walking situations.
B. The transportation of these students
				requires special permission from BESE.
1.
				Approval of requests for the transportation of students living less than one
				mile from the school they attend will not be granted unless the request for
				such approval is accompanied by a plan or procedure to eliminate the
				exceptional conditions (if possible) by providing safe walking areas and
				conditions.
2. The plan must
				identify the problem, list proposed solutions, outline procedures to correct
				the problem, and include the time schedule for completion.
3. When an emergency exists, the state
				Superintendent of Education may authorize transportation, not to exceed 30
				days.
4. The conditions must be
				reviewed for continued approval. All exceptional conditions shall be reviewed
				by June 30 of each school year by the local LEA to determine whether corrective
				actions can be made in order to relieve the need for this
				transportation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXIII - Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures › Chapter 19 - Transporting Students › Section CXIII-1905 - Transportation of Student in Foster Care

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A. Each LEA shall establish a policy to
				ensure that a student who is in foster care pursuant to placement through the
				Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall be allowed to remain
				enrolled in the public school in which the student was enrolled at the time he
				or she entered foster care for the duration of the child's stay in the custody
				of the state or until he completes the highest grade offered at the school, if
				DCFS determines that remaining in the school is in the best interest of the
				student.
B. If the foster care
				placement is outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the public school in
				which the student is enrolled, the governing authority of the school shall be
				responsible for providing free transportation for the student to and from a
				designated location which is within that school district and is located nearest
				to the student's residence.
1. The location
				must be determined to be appropriate by such governing authority and
				DCFS.
2. DCFS shall be responsible
				for providing the child's transportation between that location and the child's
				residence.