1. (a) Educational transportation service providers shall:

   1. (1) Be approved by the child’s local education agency;
   2. (2) Have an exemption as a licensed foster parent pursuant to He-C 6347;
   3. (3) For agencies, be certified as an accompanied transportation service provider according to He-C 6343.04; or
   4. (4) Be certified for private vehicle transportation services according to He-C 6343.06.

2. (b) Individual applicants for educational transportation services approved by a child’s local education agency shall;

   1. (1) Complete and submit to the department Form 2615 “Application for Certification and Enrollment of Private Vehicle or Educational Transportation Service Providers” (January 2019) and include documentation of approval by a local education agency to DCYF; and
   2. (2) Include an updated approval from the local education agency annually after the original application; and
   3. (3) Comply with the provisions of He-C 6343.06 and He-C 6343.11.

3. (c) Individual applicants for educational transportation services with an exemption for foster care licensing shall:

   1. (1) Provide notification of foster care licensing to the DCYF community-based services specialist;
   2. (2) Maintain foster care licensing according to He-C 6347 to maintain certification for educational transportation services; and
   3. (3) Comply with the provisions of He-C 6343.06 and He-C 6343.11.
4. (d) Agency applicants for educational transportation services certified as accompanied transportation providers shall comply with the provisions of He-C 6343.04 and He-C 6343.09.
5. (e) Applicants for educational transportation services certified as private vehicle transportation providers shall comply with the provisions of He-C 6343.06 and He-C 6343.11.

6. (f) Failure to comply with the rules of this chapter shall result in:

   1. (1) Denial of an applicant pursuant to He-C 6343.24; or
   2. (2) Revocation of certification for payment for an existing provider pursuant to He-C 6343.24.

Source. (See Revision Note at part heading for He-C 6343) #9390, eff 3-1-09, EXPIRED: 3-1-17 New. #12592, INTERIM, eff 7-26-18, EXPIRED: 1-22-19 New. #12750, eff 3-26-19