Planes, Trains and Automobiles…. Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy

1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles….Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy

2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Introductions; Diana Hollander, Nevada Department of Education Program Officer for Pupil Transportation Kevin Curnes, Carson City School District Safety Services Manager

3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Federal regulations for school bus drivers and school buses • Department of Transportation - www.dot.gov • Federal Highway Administration - www.fhwa.dot.gov • SAFETEA-LU • Non-conforming vehicles • Title 49, United State Code (U.S.C.) transportation • National Driver Register-Chapter 303 • Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations-Chapter 313 • Duties of Employers • Vehicle Inspections • Medical program • CDL requirements • Driver fitness • Drug and alcohol testing • Required disqualifications • Commercial Motor Carrier Safety-Chapter 315 • Requirements for qualifications, hours of service and equipment standards

4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - www.fmcsa.dot.gov • Driver Qualifications • Background and character checks • Physical Qualifications • Hours of Service • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - www.nhtsa.dot.gov • Highway safety programs • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

5. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. State Regulations for school bus drivers and school buses • Nevada Revised Statue NRS CHAPTER 322 – PUPILS • Nevada Administrative Code NAC CHAPTER 392 – PUPILS • State Department of Education • State of Nevada Department of Education School Bus Standards • State of Nevada Department of Education Out of Service Manual • State of Nevada Department of Education School Bus Driver Training Manual • Technical Assistance/Interpretations/Guidance

6. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. What can we do? How do we still provide service with all of these restrictions? • You must decide what are acceptable risks that you and your District/Entity are willing to absorb and afford. • Install controls to insure compliance, such as; Training, policies, consent forms, waivers, hold harmless agreements, etc.. • Use your resources! a. Call the Department of Education for clarification, interpretation and guidance. b. Your Insurance carrier has a vested interest in your operations and has access to Risk Management Resources, use them…… c. Other Districts, you do not have to reinvent the wheel! d. Use your In-house legal services, they know the law.

7. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. What lessons have we learned from real life cases?

8. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. I know you all want to know why there are no seat belts on school buses….

9. Planes, Trains and Automobiles…Transportation Challenges and Your District Policy Cont. Questions?