ASSIGNED DUTIES DURING “DOWN TIME. A. “Down time” is time during a run or between runs for which a bus driver is being paid but is not driving
B. Because bus drivers are being paid for “down time,” the District may assign them other duties during this time.
C. A bus driver will be paid at his/her straight time rate for all time spent on other assigned duties during down time.
D. With the permission of his/her supervisor, a bus driver may elect to perform his/her down time assignment at the end of his/her runs, rather than between runs. If the driver is paid down time between runs, but elects to do the work at the end of his/her runs, he/she will not receive added pay for the work at the end of the run.
