La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-150

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-150 - Regulations and Policies for Secondary and Alternative School Driver Education Courses

A. General Regulations for Secondary and Alternative Schools. All approved secondary and alternative schools shall operate from an office in the following manner.

1. In parishes where one or more instructors provide driver education instruction for all schools in the parish, the parish school system shall make application to provide driver education. The instructor shall be issued a parish-wide license for instruction.

2. If oversight for the driver education program is provided at the system level, the system shall determine the location where the records shall be kept. All records shall be maintained at a central location which provides DPS access to the records during daytime business hours.

3. Individual secondary schools shall apply to DPS for the approval of its driver education courses prior to the administration of same.

4. In school systems where the oversight for driver education is provided at the individual school level, the records shall be maintained at the individual school and shall be made available to DPS during daytime business hours.

5. Classroom instruction shall be provided at an approved and certified driving school. Home study is not permitted for any portion of the classroom instruction.

6. The school superintendent/principal shall share the responsibility for all acts performed by instructors or employees that are within the scope of employment and which occur during the course of employment.

7. Principals/superintendents shall be responsible for ensuring instructors complete continuing education courses in an effort to stay abreast of the latest trends and standards of driver education.

8. Secondary schools shall have the option to provide a six hour pre-licensing course.

9. Repealed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-150

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 38:1980 (August 2012), Amended LR 431767 (9/1/2017), Amended LR 501008 (7/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:402.1(A)(1) and R.S. 40:1461.