10-148 C.M.R. ch. 32, § 17 - TRANSPORTATION
A.
Driver requirements. Any
person driving Children receiving Child care from a Child Care Facility must
have the proper license to drive the class of motor vehicle being used,
annually submit a signed release authorizing the Department to check the
records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, receive a qualifying result pursuant
to the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Check, and complete Department-approved training
for transportation of Children prior to driving Children and at least every two
years thereafter.
1. The following offenses
disqualify from driving Children receiving Childcare at a Child Care Facility,
whenever committed:
a. Motor vehicle violation
resulting in death,
b. Aggravated
refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer,
c. Criminal homicide in operation of a motor
vehicle.
2. The
following offenses disqualify from driving Children receiving Childcare at a
Child Care Facility if committed within the last five years:
a. Criminal OUI,
b. Operating while license suspended or
revoked,
c. Driving to
endanger,
d. Refusing to stop for a
law enforcement officer,
e.
Criminal speeding
B.
Vehicle capacity not to be
exceeded. The number of persons transported in any vehicle must not
exceed the seating capacity of the vehicle, except in the event of emergency
evacuation and relocation to a previously established relocation
site.
C.
Safety in
vehicles
1. No Child will be permitted
in any vehicle without Adult supervision.
2. Children must be seated with seat belts
fastened or in Child safety seats in accordance with
29-A M.R.S.
§2081.
3. The vehicle requirements above shall not
apply to vehicles not operated by the Child Care Facility, such as school
buses, taxis, and/or public transportation agencies.
4. Children being transported on a school bus
that are under the age of 4 must be in Child safety seats in accordance with
29-A M.R.S.
§2081.
5. Weapons must not be transported in any
vehicle in which Children are riding.
D.
Field Trips
1. Child Care Facilities must have measures
in place to account for all Children at all times.
2. Children must be accounted for when
leaving and re-entering the Premises, and a head count should be performed
periodically during a Field Trip.
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