Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-5-2-.11 - Driver Training School and/or Limited Driver Training School Office Requirements
(1) A residence may not be used to provide
classroom instruction or behind the wheel instruction, except when such
residence meets all the qualifications of a school and provided that such
operation is not in conflict with local zoning laws regulating commercial
businesses and the residence has a separate public outside entrance for the
driver training school, limited driver training school and a separate restroom
facility.
(2) A driver training
school and/or limited driver training school shall maintain an office in the
following manner:
(a) The license of the
school must be conspicuously displayed in a public location.
(b) The school shall permit authorized
representatives of the Department of Driver Services to make periodic scheduled
and unscheduled inspections of all school facilities. During such inspection,
each owner, partner, associate, corporate director, officer, manager, or
employee of the school shall cooperate with the Department's representatives
and upon demand, shall exhibit all records or other documents that are required
to be maintained by such school under this Chapter.
(c) The telephone must be used exclusively
for the operation of the school.
(d) Sufficient indoor space must be provided
for the purpose of instruction, to include individual desks or table with
chairs to accommodate students comfortably. Classes of instruction are limited
to a maximum number of forty (40) students per class unless the Department
determines that the space is inadequate for that number of students. In those
situations, the maximum number will be calculated on twenty square feet per
student and instructor. The minimum square feet of an indoor classroom must be
at least 300 square feet of useable classroom space. Programs licensed prior to
the enactment of the 300 square foot minimum may continue to utilize existing
classrooms that satisfied the prior requirement of 250 square feet. Such
programs may not add new classrooms that are less than 300 square feet in size.
The maximum number of students per class determined by the Department does not
supersede the occupancy load or maximum for the building determined by the
local governing entity (i.e. county or city fire marshal, inspector, or agent).
A copy of the Certificate of Occupancy must be submitted during the
certification application process.
(e) Each school shall be inspected by the
respective municipal or county government to ensure that the facilities of such
school are in compliance with fire, sanitation, and building requirements in
force and effect at the time of the commencement of operations of such school
at such location or with the requirements imposed thereafter in conjunction
with modifications or improvements previously made to such facilities. Copies
of such inspection reports shall be made available upon request to the
Department. In addition, the Department shall inspect the designated office
space prior to approval of any application submitted to the
Department.
(f) An employee of the
school must be available to furnish information of operation or to produce
necessary records or documents whenever requested by a member of the
Department.
(g) The business office
of the school cannot be operated entirely through a telephone answering service
or telephone answering machine.
(h)
A driver training school shall maintain business hours of at least fifteen (15)
hours per week, half of which must fall within the Department's normal business
hours. An employee of the driving training school and/or limited driver
training school must be available during this time to furnish information of
operation, verify attendance to a class, or to produce the necessary records or
documents whenever requested by a member of the Department. The school may
close for a lunch hour at a set time upon notice to the Department of the
scheduled lunch hour. The school shall be responsible for notifying the
Department of those times during which the business office will be closed for
lunch or vacation and of the regularly scheduled hours of operation of the
business office.
(i) Any school or
classroom facility utilized for or approved for the purposes of a driver
training school and/or limited driver training school shall comply with the
requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, before a
permit or license is issued. The owner shall certify to the Department that the
facility complies with the Act and its implementing regulations.
(j) Any school, office, or classroom facility
utilized for or approved for the purpose of a driver training school and/or
limited driver training school shall be clean and safe from health hazards such
as rodents, pest infestation, and mold.
(k) A virtual driver training school shall
furnish to the Department, upon request, reports of all students attending the
virtual program. Reports must be in the prescribed format of the
Department.
(l) A virtual driver
training school must provide a "student help desk" for technical
support.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.