Child welfare: transport escort services.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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- Introduced
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- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill, the Safe Passage for Youth Act, expands regulations around the transport of minors by requiring transport escort services to meet stricter safety standards. It broadens the scope of these regulations to apply to transport regardless of whether the destination is within or outside of California. The bill also clarifies that private childcare, casual babysitting, or domestic nanny services are exempt from these requirements, provided certain conditions are met, and it imposes additional requirements on transport escort services, including written safety policies and restrictions on behavioral restraints. Finally, the bill establishes a process for the Attorney General to enforce these provisions and clarifies that no state reimbursement is required.
Key provisions
- Expands transport escort service regulations to apply to all minor transports, regardless of destination.
- Exempts private childcare, casual babysitting, and domestic nanny services from transport escort service requirements under specific conditions.
- Requires transport escort services to maintain written safety policies and prohibits the use of behavioral restraints unless necessary to prevent imminent harm.
- Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue legal action against transport escort services for violations.
- Requires transport escort services that don't operate as charter-party carriers to comply with requirements applicable to youth camps.
- Requires transport escort services to register drivers in the pull-notice system.
- Mandates training for transport escort service employees on first aid, CPR, child abuse reporting, and safe transportation practices.
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