Every person employed or utilized by a childcare facility to transport children using any vehicle or resource owned, operated or arranged by the childcare facility shall:
A. Signed Form Required: Verify that every child being transported has a current and valid "Permission to Provide Transportation" form signed by the child's parent or guardian and on record at the facility at the time the transportation is provided;
B. State Driver's License: Possess a valid State issued driver's license appropriate for the vehicle being driven;
C. City License: Possess a valid childcare worker license issued by the City;
D. Vehicle Registration, Insurance: Ensure that the vehicle is registered and insured according to State law;
E. Unattended Children: Not leave any child or children unattended or unsupervised in a vehicle at any time, for any length of time;
F. Front Passengers: Not transport any child under the age of thirteen (13) in the front passenger side of any vehicle with an enabled passenger side airbag;
G. Driving Under Influence; Reckless Driving: Not have been convicted, pleaded guilty to or received a withheld judgment for driving under the influence or reckless driving in the State, or any substantially conforming crimes in another state within the previous five (5) years; and
H. Restraint System: Have a restraint system for each child in the vehicle. Every restraint system shall comply with Idaho Code section 49-672 and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Buses or other vehicles specifically designed for transporting children which are exempted from restraint system requirements under State and Federal law are also exempted from this rule. (Ord. 36-14, 9-30-2014; amd. 2019 Code)