26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.2301 - May I take children away from my operation for field trips?

Yes. You must ensure the safety of all children on field trips or excursions and during any transportation provided by the operation. Anytime you take a child on a field trip, you must comply with each of the following requirements:

(1) You must have signed permission from the parent to take a child on a field trip, including permission to transport the child, if applicable;

(2) One or more caregivers must carry emergency medical consent forms and emergency contact information for each child on the field trip;

(3) Caregivers must have a written list of all children on the field trip and must check the list frequently to account for the presence of all children;

(4) Caregivers must have a first-aid kit immediately available on field trips;

(5) Caregivers must have a copy of a child's food allergy emergency plan and allergy medications, if applicable;

(6) Each child must wear a shirt, nametag, or other identification listing the name of the operation and the operation's telephone number;

(7) Each caregiver must be easily identifiable by all children on the field trip by wearing a hat, operation tee-shirt, brightly-colored clothes, or other easily spotted identification;

(8) Each caregiver supervising a field trip must have transportation available, a communication device such as a cellular phone or two-way radio available, or an alternate plan for transportation at the field-trip location in case of emergency; and

(9) One or more caregivers per group of children must have current training in pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR.

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26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.2301

The provisions of this §744.2301 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6225; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 40, October 5, 2018, TexReg 6649, eff. 10/8/2018