[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1310.22]



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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 C_Special Requirements

 

Sec. 1310.22  Children with disabilities.



    (a) Effective January 18, 2006 each agency must ensure that there 

are school buses or allowable alternate vehicles adapted or designed for 

transportation of children with disabilities available as necessary to 

transport such children enrolled in the program. This requirement does 

not apply to the transportation of children receiving home-based 

services unless school buses or allowable alternate vehicles are used to 

transport the other children served under the home-based option by the 

grantee. Whenever possible, children with disabilities must be 

transported in the same vehicles used to transport other children 

enrolled in the Head Start or Early Head Start program.

    (b) Each Head Start, Early Head Start and delegate agency must 

ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 

12101 et seq.), the HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 84, implementing 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the 

Head Start Program Performance Standards on Services for Children with 

Disabilities (45 CFR part 1308) as they apply to transportation 

services.

    (c) Each agency must specify any special transportation requirements 

for a child with a disability when preparing the child's Individual 

Education Plan (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), and 

ensure that in all cases special transportation requirements in a 

child's IEP or IFSP are followed, including:

    (1) special pick-up and drop-off requirements;

    (2) special seating requirements;

    (3) special equipment needs;

    (4) any special assistance that may be required; and

    (5) any special training for bus drivers and monitors.



    Effective Date Note: At 66 FR 5311, Jan. 18, 2001, Sec. 1310.22(a) 

was added, effective January 18, 2006.