Common use of Trip Assignments Clause in Contracts

Trip Assignments. 11.7.1 Trips are those requests for transportation that are submitted on a trip request form. All other work is considered route or extra work. 11.7.2 Trip assignments will be made based on the following matrix: Monday-Friday X Weekend/Holiday* X Snow X X Monday-Friday Special Ed** X  Weekend/Holiday* Special Ed** X  *Based on time of departure. **Special Education Teacher or Special Needs Bus. Only if Special Needs drivers are unable to fill the trip request. This is a chargeable trip. 11.7.3 All trips will be assigned on Wednesday for the following week. 11.7.4 If a trip comes into the office late, it will be assigned to the driver who is, at that time, up for a trip. If the driver cannot be reached to assign a last minute trip or refuses a trip assigned within 24 hours prior to departure, he/she will not be charged for that trip. 11.7.5 Trips may be split in two (2) parts--delivery and pickup. This will result in the driver returning to the parking lot during the middle part of the day or to his/her regular schedule. Weekday split trips will be compensated for actual hours worked. Individuals providing one part of the split trip will be charged for the trip. Normally, trips out of the general area (greater than thirty (30) miles one way will not be a split trip. 11.7.6 If a driver does not have the appropriate size bus and/or needs a bus with a luggage compartment for a trip, a bus will be assigned to the driver. This can result in a bus being taken off the regular route and the driver of that route being assigned to another bus. 11.7.7 When a mandatory meeting is called, a driver who has been assigned a trip will not be charged for the trip and will attend the meeting. 11.7.8 If two (2) or more buses are scheduled for trips, it will be the responsibility of the senior driver to assign average loads per bus. Minimum loads for eleven (11) row buses are forty-four (44) students, and for thirteen (13) row buses, fifty-two (52) students. 11.7.9 If the number of passengers is not sufficient to justify the use of all buses originally scheduled, it will then be the responsibility of the senior driver to cancel the trip request of a volunteer driver or the least senior driver not required to take the trip. 11.7.10 The driver will be compensated a maximum of six (6) hours if there is a cancellation of a trip on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, and the bus driver has already reported for work. This time falls into “Lost Hours” status as outlined in Section 10 of this article. If the employee chooses to refuse the lost hours, he/she will be paid call back time as outlined in Section 11.5.4 above. 11.7.11 The driver shall be available up to two (2) hours before the scheduled trip. However, no compensation is allowed if the trip is canceled before the driver leaves home. 11.7.12 If a trip is scheduled one-hour after the assigned driver’s last run, it will be considered a night trip. Night trips canceled after returning to the yard for the field trip will be compensated at a minimum of two (2) hours or actual hours worked. 11.7.13 If a driver has an overnight trip, it will be considered as one (1) trip. 11.7.14 When a bus driver stays overnight on a trip, he/she will be paid for a full eight

Trip Assignments. 11.7.1 1. Trips are those requests for transportation that are submitted on a trip request form. All other work is considered route or extra work. 11.7.2 2. Trip assignments will be made based on the following matrix: Monday-Friday X X Weekend/Holiday* X X Christian Brothers X Snow X X X Monday-Friday Special Ed** X   Weekend/Holiday* Special Ed** X   *Based on time of departure. **Special Education Teacher or Special Needs Bus. Only if Special Needs drivers are unable to fill the trip request. This is a chargeable trip. 11.7.3 3. All trips will be assigned on Wednesday for the following week. 11.7.4 4. If a trip comes into the office late, it will be assigned to the driver who is, at that time, up for a trip. If the driver cannot be reached to assign a last minute trip or refuses a trip assigned within 24 hours prior to departure, he/she will not be charged for that trip. 11.7.5 5. Trips may be split in two (2) parts--delivery and pickup. This will result in the driver returning to the parking lot during the middle part of the day or to his/her regular schedule. Weekday split trips will be compensated for actual hours worked. Individuals providing one part of the split trip will be charged for the trip. Normally, trips out of the general area (greater than thirty (30) miles one way way) will not be a split trip. 11.7.6 6. If a driver does not have the appropriate size bus and/or needs a bus with a luggage compartment for a trip, a bus will be assigned to the driver. This can result in a bus being taken off the regular route and the driver of that route being assigned to another bus. 11.7.7 7. When a mandatory meeting is called, a driver who has been assigned a trip will not be charged for the trip and will attend the meeting. 11.7.8 8. If two (2) or more buses are scheduled for trips, it will be the responsibility of the senior driver to assign average loads per bus. Minimum loads for eleven (11) row buses are forty-four (44) students, and for thirteen (13) row buses, fifty-two (52) students. 11.7.9 9. If the number of passengers is not sufficient to justify the use of all buses originally scheduled, it will then be the responsibility of the senior driver to cancel the trip request of a volunteer driver or the least senior driver not required to take the trip. 11.7.10 10. The driver will be compensated a maximum of six (6) hours if there is a cancellation of a trip on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, and the bus driver has already reported for work. This time falls into “Lost Hours” status as outlined in Section 10 K of this article. If the employee chooses to refuse the lost hours, he/she will be paid call back time as outlined in Section 11.5.4 F (4) above. 11.7.11 11. The driver shall be available up to two (2) hours before the scheduled trip. However, no compensation is allowed if the trip is canceled before the driver leaves home. 11.7.12 12. If a trip is scheduled one-hour after the assigned driver’s last run, it will be considered a night trip. Night trips canceled after returning to the yard for the field trip will be compensated at a minimum of two (2) hours or actual hours worked. 11.7.13 13. If a driver has an overnight trip, it will be considered as one (1) trip. 11.7.14 14. When a bus driver stays overnight on a trip, he/she will be paid for a full eighteight (8) hour day for the days involved or actual driving time, whichever is greater. The driver will fill out a driver’s log. 15. Trips will be assigned by the strict rotation concept, by area (Folsom, Rancho ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Special Needs), and in the numerical order given the trip request. This will include winter and spring vacations, as well as Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. 16. Canceled trips - Only canceled trips may be made up. 17. Any trip assigned on a non-driver work day will be considered a six (6) hour minimum day, or actual time worked, whichever is greater. 18. Travel Expenses - Drivers will be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses for food and lodging in accordance with District Policy 4227.2 by submitting appropriate receipts. 19. On District trips when drivers are unable to use their own cars to go get meals and use restroom facilities, buses may be used as the driver’s transportation. 20. If a driver is scheduled for a trip which conflicts with a midday route, and that trip causes the driver to have less than his/her daily route hours, the driver will be considered to be in a “Lost Hours” status.

Trip Assignments. 11.7.1 11.7.1. Trips are those requests for transportation that are for longer than two (2) hours and are submitted on a trip request form. All other work is considered route or extra work. 11.7.2 11.7.2. Trip assignments will be made based on the following matrix: Monday-Friday X Weekend/Holiday* X Snow X X Monday-Friday Special Ed** X  Weekend/Holiday* Special Ed** X  *Based on time of departure. **Special Education Teacher or Special Needs Bus. Only if Special Needs drivers are unable to fill the trip request. This is a chargeable trip. 11.7.3 11.7.3. All trips will be assigned on Wednesday for the following week. 11.7.4 11.7.4. If a trip comes into the office late, it will be assigned to the driver who is, at that time, up for a trip. If the driver cannot be reached to assign a last minute trip or refuses a trip assigned within 24 hours prior to departure, he/she will not be charged for that trip. 11.7.5 11.7.5. Trips may be split in two (2) parts--delivery and pickup. This will result in the driver returning to the parking lot during the middle part of the day or to his/her regular schedule. Weekday split trips will be compensated for actual hours worked. Individuals providing one part of the split trip will be charged for the trip. Normally, trips out of the general area (greater than thirty (30) miles one way will not be a split trip. 11.7.6 11.7.6. If a driver does not have the appropriate size bus and/or needs a bus with a luggage compartment for a trip, a bus will be assigned to the driver. This can result in a bus being taken off the regular route and the driver of that route being assigned to another bus. 11.7.7 11.7.7. When a mandatory meeting is called, a driver who has been assigned a trip will not be charged for the trip and will attend the meeting. 11.7.8 11.7.8. If two (2) or more buses are scheduled for trips, it will be the responsibility of the senior driver to assign average loads per bus. Minimum loads for eleven (11) row buses are forty-four (44) students, and for thirteen (13) row buses, fifty-two (52) students. 11.7.9 11.7.9. If the number of passengers is not sufficient to justify the use of all buses originally scheduled, it will then be the responsibility of the senior driver to cancel the trip request of a volunteer driver or the least senior driver not required to take the trip. 11.7.10 11.7.10. The driver will be compensated a maximum of six (6) hours if there is a cancellation of a trip on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, and the bus driver has already reported for work. This time falls into “Lost Hours” status as outlined in Section 10 of this article. If the employee chooses to refuse the lost hours, he/she will be paid call back time as outlined in Section 11.5.4 above. 11.7.11 11.7.11. The driver shall be available up to two (2) hours before the scheduled trip. However, no compensation is allowed if the trip is canceled before the driver leaves home. 11.7.12 11.7.12. If a trip is scheduled one-hour after the assigned driver’s last run, it will be considered a night trip. Night trips canceled after returning to the yard for the field trip will be compensated at a minimum of two (2) hours or actual hours worked. 11.7.13 11.7.13. If a driver has an overnight trip, it will be considered as one (1) trip. 11.7.14 11.7.14. When a bus driver stays overnight on a trip, he/she will be paid for a full eighteight (8) hour day for the days involved or actual driving time, whichever is greater. The driver will fill out a driver’s log. 11.7.15. Trips will be assigned by the strict rotation concept, by program (Regular Ed or Special Needs), and in the numerical order given the trip request. This will include winter and spring vacations, as well as Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. 11.7.16. Canceled trips - Only canceled trips may be made up. 11.7.17. Any trip assigned on a non-driver work day will be considered a six (6) hour minimum day, or actual time worked, whichever is greater. 11.7.18. Travel Expenses - Drivers will be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses for food and lodging in accordance with District Policy 3300 and 3350 by submitting appropriate receipts. 11.7.19. On District trips when drivers are unable to use their own cars to go get meals and use restroom facilities, buses may be used as the driver’s transportation. 11.7.20. If a driver is scheduled for a trip which conflicts with a midday route, and that trip causes the driver to have less than his/her daily route hours, the driver will be considered to be in a “Lost Hours” status.