Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
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Emitting or exhaling the smoke of a pipe, cigar,
cigarette, e-cigarette, hookahs or any other
smoking equipment or device.
Parking
Students who purchase a Parking Permit will be
issued a parking tag that authorizes the owner to
park on campus. The parking tag is numbered and
must be displayed as instructed in official parking
and traffic regulations, which are issued when
automobiles are registered.
Designated
available.
handicapped
parking
spaces
are
Lost parking tags can be replaced by making the
request at the Records Office.
Insurance
Requirements
Transporting Students
for
Sponors of student travel are accountable for the
transportation of each student passenger in a
vehicle used to transport students to a college
related activity. All student travel must be approved
by the Director of Student Activities and Dean of
Student Services prior to the travel date to
determine if special event insurance is necessary.
College travel guidelines are presented in the
college’s Vehicle Fleet Management Plan (VFM) on
the college website for additional requirements
related to student travel.
Transporting Students Involved in
College-Related Activities
Health Insurance
All full-time students enrolled in the College are
eligible to purchase health and accident insurance.
Coverage may be purchased for an entire year or on
a semester basis and is available to students only or
students and their dependents. The fees for the year
may be paid upon enrollment or during the academic
year.
Information explaining the coverage, cost and
benefits is available in the Student Activities Office.
Proof of health and accident insurance is required of
all foreign students and all participants in
intercollegiate/intramural/
recreational
sports
programs.
Loading of the vehicle shall be done in accordance
with the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendations.
Particular attention should be paid in loading the
large (3/4 ton) vans. No more than eleven (11)
passengers should be transported and even with a
reduced load the driver must remain cautious when
maneuvering or making quick turns in order to
avoid a rollover.
All occupants must remain seated with their seat
belts fastened while the vehicle is in motion. The
number of occupants must never exceed the number
of working seat belts in the vehicle.
The use of tobacco products is not allowed in any
vehicles owned by the College.
The Trip Manifest, Itinerary and Authorization for
Student Travel documents must be verified by the
LSCPA sponsor of the trip and the driver.
Student Travel
Authorization and Supervision
Each college related activity that requires student
travel must be authorized by the sponsoring
department’s Dean or Department Chair. The
authorizing Dean or Department Chair must
designate a faculty/staff member(s) to be responsible
for the safety and conduct of the trip.
Student employees of the College, in the course of
their employment, may be drivers on and in the
vicinity of campus are exempt from the
authorization requirement.
Student Drivers
the College, are expressly excluded from operating
college vehicles.
Only persons meeting the college’s polices defining
“Employee” and who hold an “Approved Driver
Certificate” from Lamar State College Port Arthur
are eligible to drive. Students, except student
employees driving as part of their employment with
Each vehicle transporting students involved in
college-related activities shall be equipped with the
following items: a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, a
flashlight, water, a Texas state map, a cellular
telephone and a Voyager Fleet credit card.
Student trips will be planned in accordance with the
following restrictions:
•
The driver may not drive more than eight hours
in any calendar day.
•
The driver may not drive more than 48 hours in
a week.
•
Every driver must take a rest period of at least
12 hours between driving periods.
•
The maximum number of hours any passenger
car or van may be driven during any calendar
day is 12 hours.
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