[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1310.10]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1310_HEAD START TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Transportation Requirements
 
Sec. 1310.10  General.


    (a) Each agency must assist as many families as possible who need 
transportation in order for their children to attend the program in 
obtaining that transportation.
    (b) When an agency has decided not to provide transportation 
services, either for all or a portion of the children, it must provide 
reasonable assistance to the families of such children to arrange 
transportation to and from its

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activities. The specific types of assistance being offered must be made 
clear to all prospective families in the program's recruitment 
announcements.
    (c) Each agency providing transportation services is responsible for 
compliance with the applicable requirements of this Part. When an agency 
provides transportation through another organization or an individual, 
the agency must ensure the compliance of the transportation provider 
with the requirements of this part.
    (d) Each agency providing transportation services, must ensure that 
each vehicle used in providing such services is equipped with:
    (1) a communication system to call for assistance in case of an 
emergency:
    (2) safety equipment for use in an emergency, including a charged 
fire extinguisher that is properly mounted near the driver's seat and a 
sign indicating its location;
    (3) a first aid kit and a sign indicating the location of such 
equipment; and
    (4) a seat belt cutter for use in an emergency evacuation and a sign 
indicating its location.
    (e) Each agency providing transportation services must ensure that 
any auxiliary seating, such as temporary or folding jump seats, used in 
vehicles of any type providing such services are built into the vehicle 
by the manufacturer as part of its standard design, are maintained in 
proper working order, and are inspected as part of the annual inspection 
required under Sec. 1310.13(a) of this subpart.
    (f) Each agency providing transportation services must ensure that 
all accidents involving vehicles that transport children receiving such 
services are reported in accordance with applicable State requirements.
    (g) Each agency must ensure that children are only released to a 
parent or legal guardian, or other individual identified in writing by 
the parent or legal guardian. This regulation applies when children are 
not transported and are picked up from the classroom, as well as when 
they are dropped off by a vehicle Agencies must maintain lists of the 
persons, including alternates in case of emergency, and up-to-date child 
rosters must be maintained at all times to ensure that no child is left 
behind, either at the classroom or on the vehicle at the end of the 
route.