EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

a. Local non-home-to-school weekday special activity trips or midday runs shall be offered by seniority. Drivers with make-up shall be assigned special activity trips or runs first, then drivers who have time to give without going into overtime by seniority. The most immediate driver in the vicinity of an emergency situation, as determined by the Agency, may not refuse extra hours to facilitate a home-to school or non-home-to-school activity. b. Prior to leaving on a daily route unit members shall have the right to refuse extra time. Should an assignment be refused by all members in a classification, the assignment shall be assigned to the unit member with the least seniority. 3. OUT-OF-AREA FIELD TRIPS Assignment of non-home-to-school trips shall be by rotation off the overtime rotation list among permanently assigned driving positions during the regular school year. (Reference the current Collective Bargaining Agreement) EE. DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY It is the responsibility of the driver to maintain their T-01 (in-service hours). If drivers T 01 hours are not kept current the Agency is required to notify CHP. It is a possibility that the driver’s certificate may be cancelled by DMV for not staying in compliance. Drivers shall be subject to disciplinary action for cause and will be unable to drive for the failure to secure or revocation of any license which is required for employment (per CBA Article 19.3.11). In addition, the driver will be placed on unpaid status and the Agency will not provide other duties to the employee until the required certifications and license are obtained. FF. LOGGING JOBS OUTSIDE THE AGENCY If a second job of any kind is being worked at any time during the year, Federal Law requires that this job be documented. Logs for documentation of outside work are located in dispatch areas. The driver should make sure the dispatchers are aware of the previous day’s schedule upon the driver’s arrival at dispatch.

SECTION 4

SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (This section is in compliance with the current collective bargaining agreement.)

All drivers must comply with all safety procedures in accordance with the California Administrative Code, Titles Five and Thirteen, the California Education Code, the California Vehicle Code, and Agency Policy. Within the first week of school, drivers will give oral instruction to students on the procedure for loading and unloading the bus including the procedure for safely crossing streets and roads. The instruction will be repeated during the first week of school in the spring semester. A review of bus rules must be included in the instruction. A. LOADING AND UNLOADING 1. Seating chart of assigned seats for all students shall be completed and turned into the Transportation Security Supervisor by August 30 th .

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Revised 8/9/2023