Transportation Topics

1. Transportation Topics Presented to FAPT Midyear Transportation Directors Meeting February 9, 2006

2. Here we go…(in no particular order) • Legislation, 2005 and 2006 • Security Issues • Head Start Regs • Summer VPK • Federal Physical Standards • Ag Trucks FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

3. Here we go…(in no particular order) • FAPT-recommended State Board Rules • SESPTC and Scholarship Opportunity • S-endorsement and DHSMV Records • STMS Customer Survey • School Bus Bid Renewal and New Bid • OTETA Bid Reprocurement FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

4. Here we go…(in no particular order) • Review of Crashes and Reporting • Videos and Confidentiality • Misc. Surveys and Results • Reporting of Student Data for Funding • Funding and Growth Trends • Monitoring Process (incl. ESE) FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

5. Here we go…(in no particular order) • New Director Orientation • School Bus Quality and Delivery • Vendor Qualifications Process • Charter Schools and Funding Issues • Use of Buses in Emergencies • O2, CSRSs, and Kelsey Ryan Act FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

6. Here we go…(in no particular order) • Bus Inventory and HazWalk Databases • Bus Specs Updates • Hybrids, ULSD, Bio-diesel • Midyear Part and Service Wrap-up • Online Testing of Bus Inspectors • Technician Training • Driver Recruitment FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

7. Here we go…(in no particular order) • NCST Wrap-up • Sexual Offenders and Predators FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

8. Legislation 2005 • Only two significant bills: • Implementing legislation for S-endorsement • Appropriations: $451,431,961 • Significant FAPT input into two failed bills to remove lap belts requirement • FAPT Position on safety restraints FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

9. Legislation 2006 • 99 and 622- Diana Kautz Safety Sponsors Act • 91- Proximity of sexual offenders to bus stops • Appropriations from EOG: $459,627,701 • 359 and 1050- Driver cost-of-living increase FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

10. Security Issues • School Bus Watch program introduced in Osceola County • TSA has developed materials for use in school districts • TSA developing on-site security assessment program • National associations promoting training and funding FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

11. Head Start Regs • Deadline for requirement to transport in school buses or AAVs extended to 6/30/06 • Waivers may be granted from CSRSs and required attendants if “significant disruption (in program) and in best interests of children involved.” FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

12. Summer VPK • Nearly all districts will offer the 300 hour summer Voluntary Pre-K program • Per student funding of $2,500 X DCD • Too early to accurately predict #s • Very few districts will offer transportation • FDOE planning tool available FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

13. Federal Physical Standards • Implemented in Florida by s.1012.45 • Recent changes by FMCSA lower blood pressure thresholds • SAFETEA-LU requires expanded exemption program for diabetes • Our own Miss Kay to provide details… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

14. Use of Ag Trucks • Next segment of program… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

15. FAPT-recommended SBER • Reviewed by FDOE management • Returned for revisions to 6A-3.0121 on parental responsibilities • More to come in next segment of program and in possible FAPT business vote tomorrow… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

16. SESPTC Scholarship Opportunity • SE States Conference offering $1,000 scholarship to each state • To support 2006-07 higher ed expenses • Max. income limit of $60K • Parent or guardian employed in public school transportation for five years • FAPT will discuss FL implementation FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

17. S-endorsement and Driver Records • How are we doing on S-endorsement compliance? • Discussion of topics from floor… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

18. STMS Customer Survey • 58 responses to date (of 400) • 21 of these from trans. directors • High interest in state bids for video systems, parts, tires, fuel • Service delivery: strong on phone, email, conferences; weak on web apps, onsite visits, individual in-service FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

19. School Bus Bids • Renewal complete with Thomas; solicitation from BB, IC reissued • New bid (normal timelines) in progress • Renewal is current pricing • New bid will be for post-emissions buses with upgraded specs; most estimates are min. $5K increase FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

20. OTETA Reprocurement • Current contract with FirstLab expires Sept. 30, 2006 • Dept. will not simply renew or extend current contract • Small team of FAPT advisors helping us explore options • Ronnie, take it from here, please… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

21. Crashes and Safety • 2005-06 to date: 11 fatalities in “other vehicle”; one pedestrian • Includes 7 children in tragic Union County truck-car crash • 2004-05: 1 fatality on-board bus; 2 in other vehicle; 1 pedestrian hit by other vehicle; 2 peds by bus in load. zone; 1 ped by bus not in load. zone; others not classified as school bus related FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

22. Crashes and Safety • Nationally, 20 deaths in loading zone in 2004-05, incl. 14 by own bus. • FDOE implementing greater accountability measures for crash reporting • School buses remain far safer than other modes FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

23. Videos and Confidentiality • FL law classifies videos on bus as student records • May be shown if personally identifiable information is redacted • FL Supreme Court refused appeal of ruling that districts do not have to release • Most videos in media come from law enforcement sources; districts advised to notify agencies of student records law FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

24. Surveys, surveys, surveys! • Floor discussion of various survey results from “surveyors” • FDOE surveys index (handout) to be updated periodically FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

25. Funding Reporting • Stay tuned for Friday workshop from EIAS and OFFR… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

26. Funding and Cost Trends • Between 1995 and 2004: • State funding $$$ increased 21% • Trans. cost increased 50% • % reimbursement decreased from 66% to 53% (steady decline) • # of eligible transported students increased 13% • # of miles traveled increased 20% FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

27. Monitoring and Charter Schools • Stay tuned for this afternoon’s session… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

28. 14th NCST • Thanks to Karen Strickland, Mike Connors, Jerry Klein, Linda Fultz, Bill Schroyer (your esteemed FL delegation) • Thanks to Chuck Stevenson, Jean Zimmerman, Mike Connors for service on writing committees • 2005 NSTSP now in print; soon on web FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting

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30. Other topics? • Discussion throughout meeting today and tomorrow as time allows… FAPT Mid-year Transportation Directors Meeting