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) Effective October 1, 2006, on a vehicle equipped for use of such
devices, any child enrolled in a Head Start or Early Head Start program is
seated in a child restraint system appropriate to the child's height and
weight 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) 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.
(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; 71 FR
58535, Oct. 4, 2006]