Each sponsor who proposes to offer a course to the public for
insurance reduction must submit a completed application to the department for
approval on a form approved by the department.
A sponsor may file an application for approval at any
time.
In order to be approved, a sponsor must comply with the
following requirements:
1. The course
must provide for a minimum of four hours classroom instruction which must be
completed within a 30-day period from the date of enrollment.
2. The course curriculum shall include, but
is not limited to, the following subjects:
a.
How impairment of visual and audio perception affects driving performance and
how to compensate for that impairment.
b. The effects of fatigue, medications, and
alcohol on driving performance, when experienced alone or in combination, and
precautionary measures to prevent or offset ill effects.
c. Updates on rules of the road and
equipment, including but not limited to, safety belts and safe, efficient
driving techniques under present day road and traffic conditions.
d. How to plan travel time and select routes
for safety and efficiency.
e. How
to make crucial decisions in dangerous, hazardous, and unforeseen
situations.
f. The effects of
physiological and physical problems that increase with age, their impact on
driving, and how to compensate for these impairments, if possible.
3. Provide the department with all
materials, manuals, and curriculum used in the course.
4. Provide an instructor preparation course
to all instructor candidates. Only instructors who have completed this course
may be employed by the sponsor.
5.
Provide research documentation showing evidence of the effectiveness of the
course. In the case of a course being new and having no documentation, evidence
shall be submitted to the department when it becomes available.
6. Provide an address and telephone number
where the course will be given and which may be disseminated to the
public.
7. Designate an individual
as representative of the course sponsor who is responsible for liaison with the
department and include the representative's address and telephone number.
Course approval shall be valid for one year. At the end of
one year a sponsor may make a renewal application on a form approved by the
department. When approval is given, a certificate will be issued by the
department to the sponsor upon approval of the course.
