Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 106.06 - Instructor certification standards

(1) To obtain a department instructor certification, a person shall do all of the following:

(a) Hold a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the department or from the appropriate authority in the other jurisdiction in which the person resides. A nonresident shall provide the department with all of the following:

1. A record of the nonresident's operator's license status and traffic convictions at the time of application for certification.

2. A report of any traffic conviction, while the person is certified, within 30 days of that conviction, whether it occurs in Wisconsin or another jurisdiction.

(b) Have a satisfactory driving record.

1. An applicant may not be certified until 6 months from the date of conviction of the violation which places the point total over 6 points or until one year from the date of an OWI conviction.

2. An applicant is not eligible to receive a 3 point reduction by completing a traffic safety school course.

(c) Attend and observe all class sessions of the course for which the applicant has applied to be certified. All the sessions attended shall be taught by a certified program instructor.

(d) Submit to the department an instructor certification application for each school.

(2) An instructor's certification is valid from the date of the department's approval until July 1 of an odd-numbered year.

(3) A certified instructor shall do all of the following:

(a) Adhere to the procedures and curriculum established by the department and the school.

(b) Teach all sessions of each course for which the instructor is certified at least once during a certification period. A newly certified instructor shall teach the course for which the instructor is certified within 6 months after the date of receiving the certification.

(c) Participate in all mandatory department and school workshops and in-service training activities.

(4) An instructor's failure to maintain a satisfactory driving record shall result in suspension of the instructor's certification for 6 months from the date of conviction for the violation which places the point total over 6, or for one year from the date of an OWI conviction. If additional points are incurred or the instructor is convicted of OWI during that suspension period, the instructor's certification shall be cancelled. An instructor is not eligible to receive a 3 point reduction by completing a traffic safety school course.

(5) A group dynamics traffic safety instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.07. A multiple offender instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.08. A general traffic safety instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.09.

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 106.06

Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; am. (1) (a) 1., (b), (c), (3) (b), (4), (5), cr. (1) (b) 1. and 2., Register, March, 1996, No. 483, eff. 4-1-96.

Form MV 3306.