Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Seite 58

Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog

As used in this policy, the term“ smoking” shall include all of the following:

a. Carrying or holding a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette or any other lighted smoking equipment or device; b.

Lighting a pipe, cigar, cigarette or any other smoking equipment or device;

c. 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.

Lost parking tags can be replaced by making the request at the Records Office.

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.

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

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 the College, are expressly excluded from operating college vehicles.

Insurance Requirements for Transporting Students

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

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.

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.

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