Standby Time – Bus Drivers. 3.12.1 Bus drivers on special trips, including, but not limited to, athletic events, field trips, and curricular trips, who are required to remain on standby for the duration of the event for which the special trip is made shall be paid for all standby hours at their regular rate of pay. Whenever any combination of driving and standby hours in a day exceeds the established workday as defined in this Article, all excess hours shall be compensated at the appropriate overtime rate based on the employee’s regular rate of pay.