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Board approves SB 88 compliance steps for pupil transport staff
Summary
Director of MOT explained SB 88 non-DOT drug and alcohol screening requirements; trustees approved measures to enroll affected staff in a random non-DOT pool and to follow DOT physical and vehicle-inspection rules.
Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation (MOT) Nick Von Flue briefed the board on Senate Bill 88 and recommended district steps to comply. He explained that SB 88 requires districts with staff or volunteers who perform pupil transport over 40 hours in a fiscal year to participate in a non-DOT drug and alcohol screening program and a random non-DOT pool. Von Flue also described medical and inspection requirements: affected individuals must submit to a DOT physical every two years if under age 65 and annually if over age 65, and they must perform visual vehicle inspections prior to transporting pupils.
Trustees moved and seconded approval of SB 88 implementation requirements and adopted them unanimously. The minutes do not list specific employee names or the vendor to run the non-DOT pool; the board recorded the compliance decision and assigned implementation to transportation staff.
