LAC 28:CLXI.2105. Field Trips

A. The center shall obtain and maintain a signed parental authorization for each field trip. B. At least two staff, one of whom may be the driver, shall be in each vehicle, unless the vehicle has a communication device and the child to staff minimum ratio is met in the vehicle. C. If transportation is provided by parents, a planned route shall be provided to each driver and a copy maintained in the center if any parent is transporting a child in addition to their own child. D. Children shall be supervised during the boarding and exiting of vehicles by an adult who remains outside of the vehicle. E. A written or electronic record for each field trip shall be maintained and shall include the following: 1. date, destination(s) and method of transportation; 2. names and age range of all the children being transported in each vehicle; 3. names of the driver, staff members and other adults being transported in each vehicle; 4. names of other adults who joined the field trip at the destination(s) to assist with supervision of children; and 5. the presence of each child each time the children enter or exit the vehicle.