Minnesota Administrative Rules

7411.5700 METHOD OF OPERATION.

Subpart 1.

Certification of approval.

No driver improvement clinic shall be operated or considered as such for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 169.89, subdivision 5, 169.971 to 169.973, and 171.20, without a certificate of approval issued by the commissioner of public safety.

Subp. 2.

Senior instructor.

The operation of each clinic, including course content, methods of instruction, and general conduct of the course, shall be the responsibility of the senior instructor as designated by the sponsor and approved by the commissioner. The senior instructor shall be a driver-education instructor so certified by the Minnesota Department of Education, or in the alternative a person who, on the effective date of parts 7411.5100 to 7411.5700, is satisfactorily acting as a senior instructor in driver improvement clinic schools and has been so acting for a period of over two years.

Subp. 3.

Course hours.

The course of study shall be not less than eight hours and may not exceed a total of nine hours with no single class lasting more than three hours. The course may consist of three sessions of three hours each, or four sessions of two hours each.

Subp. 4.

Course facility.

The facility for operation, including meeting room, visual aids, location, lighting, and similar teaching conditions shall be approved by the director.

Subp. 5.

Course content.

The curriculum of the course shall include periods of instruction on the following subjects:

A.

orientation and administration;

B.

the accident problem;

C.

Highway Traffic Regulation Act;

D.

Driver License Act;

E.

Safety Responsibility Act;

F.

physics of driving;

G.

driver attitudes and responsibilities;

H.

safe driving practices; and

I.

defensive driving.

Subp. 6.

Workshop requirement.

Each senior instructor or an instructor designated by the senior instructor shall attend any workshop set up by the commissioner of public safety to develop curricula, share ideas, and discuss methods of improvements of the course of instruction. Attendance at one such workshop within a 12-month period shall be deemed compliance with this requirement.

Subp. 7.

Statutory requirements.

All phases of operation, including administration, shall conform to Minnesota Statutes, sections 169.89, subdivision 5, 169.971 to 169.973, and 171.20, and parts 7411.5100 to 7411.5700.

Subp. 8.

Methods of reporting.

The administrator of each driver improvement clinic shall keep such records of attendance as will enable the administrator to report to each referring agency the completion or failure to complete the course by each individual enrolled. The administrator of each driver improvement clinic shall keep such financial records and make such reports of the financial condition of each operation for the determination by the commissioner of public safety as to the reasonableness of tuition fees which may not exceed an average cost of the course. The commissioner of public safety shall keep such records as the commissioner may determine as necessary for statistical, evaluation, and accident prevention purposes.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 169.973

History:

17 SR 1279; L 1995 1Sp3 art 16 s 13; L 2003 c 130 s 12

Published Electronically:

April 14, 2004