Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 106.03 - General rules for conducting traffic safety programs
(1) General traffic
safety, group dynamics and multiple offender traffic safety programs and their
curricula shall be approved by the department.
(2) A general traffic safety program shall
meet the following conditions:
(a) Only one
traffic safety school program may be certified in each WTC district.
(b) Within each program, all site locations
shall be approved by the department and issued a site certification number.
Population density shall be considered in the approval process.
(c) At each site, one general traffic safety
program course shall be conducted each year.
(d) Classroom instruction shall be a minimum
of 12 hours. Sessions shall be held not less than once per month nor for a
period of greater than 4 months, and may not exceed 6 hours per week.
(e) Class size may not exceed 20 students.
Any exceptions to this limit shall be approved by the traffic safety school
program manager prior to course completion.
(3) A group dynamics traffic safety program
shall meet the following conditions:
(a) Only
one group dynamics traffic safety school program may be certified in each WTC
district unless the department determines that there is a need for additional
programs in a district.
(b) Within
each program, all site locations shall be approved by the department and issued
a site certification number. Population density shall be considered in the
approval process.
(c) At each site,
one group dynamics traffic safety program course shall be conducted each
year.
(d) Classroom instruction
shall be a minimum of 21 hours. Sessions shall be held not less than once per
month nor for a period of greater than 4 months, and may not exceed 6 hours per
week, and shall include an exit interview.
(e) Class size may not exceed 15 students.
Any exceptions to this limit shall be approved by the traffic safety school
program manager prior to course completion.
(4) A multiple offender traffic safety
program shall meet the following conditions:
(a) Only one multiple offender traffic safety
school program may be certified in each WTC district unless the department
determines that there is a need for additional programs in a
district.
(b) Within each program,
all site locations shall be approved by the department and issued a site
certification number. Population density shall be considered in the approval
process.
(c) At each site, one
multiple offender traffic safety program course shall be conducted each
year.
(d) Classroom instruction
shall be a minimum of 30 hours. Sessions shall be held not less than once per
month nor for a period of greater than 4 months and may not exceed 6 hours per
week, and shall include an exit interview.
(e) No class may have more than 12 students.
Any exceptions to this limit shall be approved by the traffic safety school
program manager prior to course completion.
(f) A family member or friend who is
significant in the life of the student shall be involved in the course as is
designated by the department approved curriculum.
(g) A follow-up session shall be held with
the student 3 months after completion of the basic 30 hours of the course. The
session shall follow the guidelines of the department approved
curriculum.
(5) A school
shall notify the department, the assessment facility, and the student of a
student's compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the school as
specified in sub. (6) and as required by ss.
343.30(1q) (d)
and 343.305(10),
Stats.
(6) Satisfactory completion
of the course shall require all of the following:
(a) Except as provided in subds. 3. to 5.,
attendance at all scheduled classes.
1. A
student shall attend the first class session. If the student fails to attend
the first class, the student shall either be allowed to register for another
class within 10 business days or shall be placed in noncompliance.
2. A student may be excused only if the
student is hospitalized, under a doctor's care, attending an immediate family
member's funeral, or has a family health emergency or an emergency work
situation. Verification of the excusable absence is required.
3. No student who is tardy by more than 20
minutes may receive credit for the class. Only one tardy, less than 20 minutes,
shall be allowed.
4. Only one
excusable absence shall be permitted in a course. No absence may be allowed for
classes which meet for more than 3 hours.
5. If an excusable absence occurs, the missed
time shall be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor.
(b) Completion of all course
requirements, whether assigned to be completed during class or during other
times.
(c) Completion of course
registration.
(d) Compliance with
the requirement that no alcohol, other drugs or disruptive behavior shall be
permitted in the class.
(e) A
student who enrolls for the third time in a group dynamics or multiple offender
traffic safety course shall complete the entire course before the student is
eligible for the return of an operator's license.
(f) A student shall complete a program within
one year from the date of the student's assessment unless the driver safety
plan is extended by the assessment agency.
(7) After a student completes a course, the
school shall do all of the following:
(a) File
the original course completion certificate with the department within 30 days
following the course completion date.
(b) Retain a copy of the course completion
certificate and provide a copy to the following:
1. The court, when required.
2. The assessment agency, when
required.
3. The student.
(8) During a course, a
student may request a 3 point reduction in the points assessed against the
student's operator's license. Within 30 days after the student completes a
course, a student may notify the department in writing that the student has
changed the student's position about point reduction. Pursuant to s.
343.32(5),
Stats., and s.
Trans
101.07(1), the 3 point reduction is
conditioned on satisfactory completion of an approved program.
(9) A quarterly report on a form provided by
the department shall be completed by each school and submitted to the
department.
(10) A school shall use
the student and instructor evaluation reports found in the approved curriculum.
If such evaluations are not part of an approved curriculum, the school shall
develop its own forms, which shall be submitted to, and approved by, the
department.
(11) A school shall
evaluate all certified instructors during each certification period. An
evaluation shall be based on a visitation to at least one of an instructor's
class sessions. An instructor evaluation form completed for every instructor
shall be filed with the department and a copy given to the instructor. In those
cases where the designated coordinator is also an instructor, the designated
coordinator shall be evaluated by the designated coordinator's immediate
supervisor. If an instructor teaches at more than one school, only one
evaluation is required to be filed with the department. The evaluation to be
filed shall be determined mutually by the schools involved.
(12) A school and its instructors shall
participate in 6 hours of in-service training during each 2-year certification
period. Attendance at all department-sponsored in-services is
mandatory.
(13) A school may
transfer a student to another location, but it shall report the transfer to the
department, in writing as designated by the department, and forward a copy to
the assessment agency of record.
Notes
Forms MVD 3301, MV 3302, MV 3304.
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