Section 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.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432 , eff. 1-1-92; am. (1), (2) (intro.), (a), (d) and (e), r. (3), renum. (4) to (13) to be (3) to (12) and am. (3) (intro.), (a), (d) and (e), (4) (intro.), (a), (d) to (g), (5), (6) (intro.), (a), (e) and (f), (8), (10) to (12), cr. (13), Register, March, 1996, No. 483 , eff. 4-1-96.

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