[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45 Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR1310.15]



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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.  1310.15  Operation of vehicles.



    Each agency providing transportation services, either directly or 

through an arrangement with another organization or an individual, to 

children enrolled in its program must ensure that:

    (a) On a vehicle equipped for use of such devices, any child 

weighing 50 pounds or less is seated in a child restraint system 

appropriate to the height and weight of the child while the vehicle is 

in motion.

    (b) Baggage and other items transported in the passenger compartment 

are properly stored and secured and the aisles remain clear and the 

doors and emergency exits remain unobstructed at all times.

    (c)(1) Effective June 21, 2004, there is at least one bus monitor on 

board at all times, with additional bus monitors provided as necessary, 

such as when needed to accommodate the needs of children with 

disabilities. As provided in 45 CFR 1310.2(a), this paragraph does not 

apply to transportation services to children served under the home-based 

option for Head Start and Early Head Start.

    (2) The responsible HHS official may approve a request to extend the 

effective date under paragraph (a) of this section to not later than 

January 20, 2006, if:

    (i) Notification is received by March 1, 2004 that such a request to 

the responsible HHS official will be forthcoming; and

    (ii) The request for an extension is submitted by April 1, 2004 with 

information documenting that an extension through the period requested 

(but not later than January 20, 2006) would be in the best interest of 

the children served by the Head Start or Early Head Start programs, as 

set out in guidance provided by HHS.

    (d) Except for bus monitors who are assisting children, all vehicle 

occupants must be seated and wearing height- and weight- appropriate 

safety restraints while the vehicle is in motion.



[66 FR 5311, Jan. 18, 2001, as amended at 69 FR 2517, Jan. 16, 2004]