Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-5-1-.09 - Location of Driver Improvement Clinic
(1) Any clinic that wishes to offer its
service other than at the principal place of business must establish a
classroom at the new location.
(2)
All classrooms shall be licensed in the same manner and subject to the same
qualifications as the principal office of the clinic with the exception of
telephone, office, films, brochures and other printed materials. Necessary
films, brochures and other printed materials shall be used in providing all
courses of instruction. Only in the event that duplicate material exists as
required will a clinic be authorized to provide more than one class on the same
date.
(3) Approval of the office or
classroom will be determined after the inspection of said location is made by a
representative of the Department and verification that the location complies
with all legal requirements.
(4) A
Driver Improvement License will not be issued for a location where the
distribution of or sale of alcoholic beverages has been approved.
(5) If the office or a classroom location of
a Driver Improvement Clinic is to be moved and/or relocated for any reason, the
following requirements are necessary prior to this move.
(a) Notify the Department in writing of the
change of the office and/or classroom.
(b) Inspection of the new office or classroom
must be made by a representative of the Department and approved prior to any
instruction of students.
(6) Any school or classroom facility utilized
for or approved for the purposes of a Driver Improvement Clinic shall comply
with the requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
before a permit is issued. The owner shall certify to the Department that the
facility complies with the Act and its implementing regulations.
(7)
(a) A
licensed driver improvement clinic that provides instruction via distance
learning methods in a classroom of a secondary school, technical school,
college, or approved driver improvement clinic classroom shall not be required
to obtain a separate license for the use of that classroom; provided that prior
notice must be given to, and approval granted by, the Department prior to the
use of such a facility. Such approval will be considered only if requested by a
licensed Driver Improvement Clinic that has held a license in good standing for
the preceding five years prior to application.
(b) A classroom used for distance learning
must be staffed by a licensed instructor or proctor at all times during the
provision of instruction. The clinic must ensure that adequate equipment is
provided at the remote site to enable students to view and hear the instructor
and to enable the instructor to hear comments and questions from the students
at the remote site. In the event the equipment ceases to function at any time,
no further instruction may be provided at the remote site unless a licensed
instructor is present to continue instruction in person. Certificates of
completion may be issued only by a licensed instructor.
(8) If a licensed Driver Improvement Clinic
closes a facility, the clinic must furnish 30 days' advance written notice of
the closing to the Department. A copy of said notice shall be posted on the
exterior door of the facility so as to be visible to the clinic's customers.
Any license for that facility must be surrendered to the Department. Unused Certificates of Completion must be transferred to another clinic facility or returned to the Department. Class rosters must be transferred to another clinic facility or submitted to the Department prior to closure of the facility.
(9)
(a) The Department may develop policies and
procedures for the delivery of remote classroom instruction for certified
Driver Improvement Clinics in the event of a public health state of emergency,
natural disaster, or man-made disaster.
(b) A certified Driver Improvement Clinic may
utilize remote services for classroom instruction. Such instruction and
training may be done via web services, such as, but not limited to, Skype,
Zoom, or Web Ex. Instruction must be synchronous instruction allowing for
real-time instruction and interaction in a specific virtual place, through a
specific online medium, at a specific time.
(c) Schools utilizing such methods must
notify and obtain prior approval from the Department and keep rosters and
required documents of students enrolled in these programs pursuant to existing
rules and regulations of the Department. Such programs shall continue to be
subject to all monitoring, training, and auditing pursuant to existing rules
and regulations of the Department.
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