Bus Drivers and Bus. Aides are not required to report on days when school is closed, and shall not be paid unless one of the following options applies:
Bus Drivers and Bus. Mechanic(s) will be compensated at cost upon recertification and once presentation of the receipt is made to the Treasurer’s Office. This is for the cost of training and CDL portion of renewal. When requesting compensation, it is the responsibility of the bus driver to complete a requisition and submit it to the Treasurer's office.
Bus Drivers and Bus. Monitors who volunteer for field trips shall be paid at their regular hourly rate for driving time and non-driving time. Overnight field trips shall be paid at the same rate, with eight (8) hours of each twenty-four (24) being considered rest time. There will be no payment for the eight (8) hour period unless the driving time exceeds the rest time. (revised 2020-21)
Bus Drivers and Bus. Driver Assistants will be expected to review the respective routes and be prepared to bid. Supervisors and Bus Drivers must work together as routes are updated with changes. Updates used to correct routes from Bus Driver input shall be submitted in writing to the correct party. Transportation supervisors will ensure routes are as close to being completed as possible, and reflect Bus Drivers’ suggestions, when possible, at least 24 hours before bidding starts. A bid schedule will be developed so that the final bid occurs no later than the Friday of bid week. Approved non-confidential information regarding students with medical or special needs will be communicated to the Transportation department, Bus Drivers, and Bus Driver Assistants as soon as possible, along with associated training and/or proper procedure related to the needs.
Bus Drivers and Bus. Driver Assistants will be given a thirty (30) minute period to bid either immediately preceding a run or immediately after a run. The Bus Driver and Bus Driver Assistant will be in paid status for time it takes to bid. Bus Drivers and Bus Driver Assistants who do not respond to a bid call within one (1) hour of radio or phone notification will be assigned a route pursuant to Article 19.1.6.
Bus Drivers and Bus. Driver Aides shall be allowed to bid for routes in seniority order, beginning with the Bus 22 Driver/Bus Driver Aide most senior, and proceeding in order of descending seniority. If employees are hired 23 on the same date, seniority shall be given to the employee with the greatest number of pre-employment 24 substitute days as a Bus Driver/Bus Driver Aide in the San Marcos Unified School District.
