Bill Text: MI SB0886 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; driver training; driver education instructor preparation program; modify criteria. Amends sec. 23 of 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.643).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-12-05 - Referred To Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure [SB0886 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0886-Engrossed.html
SB-0886, As Passed Senate, December 5, 2018
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 886
A bill to amend 2006 PA 384, entitled
"Driver education provider and instructor act,"
by amending section 23 (MCL 256.643).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 23. (1) A college or university or a person approved by
the secretary of state may present a driver education instructor
preparation program. A college, university, or person shall not
offer to engage or engage in the activity of presenting a driver
education instructor preparation program without the prior approval
of the secretary of state.
(2) A college, university, or person may apply to the
secretary of state for approval to conduct a driver education
instructor preparation program. A college, university, or person
seeking approval shall present satisfactory evidence to the
secretary of state as prescribed by the secretary of state that the
college's, university's, or person's proposed program meets the
requirements of this section.
(3) The secretary of state shall review and approve a driver
education instructor preparation program that meets the
requirements of this section. The secretary of state shall give the
college, university, or person requesting approval a written notice
of the secretary of state's approval or denial, including the
reason for any denial.
(4) The secretary of state shall prepare a driver education
instructor preparation program guide as a model for how to conduct
a driver education instructor preparation program. The model
program guide shall identify the content of each course identified
in subsection (7).
(5) Beginning September 1, 2007, a driver education instructor
preparation program shall consist of not less than 4 driver
education preparation courses.
(6) A college, university, or person seeking approval of a
driver education instructor preparation course shall present
evidence satisfactory to the secretary of state that the proposed
course meets the requirements of this section. The secretary of
state shall review a driver education instructor preparation course
and determine whether that course meets the requirements of this
act. The secretary of state shall prescribe the administration and
curriculum of a driver education instructor preparation course. The
secretary of state shall give the college, university, or person
requesting approval written notice of the secretary of state's
approval or denial, including the reason for any denial.
(7) A driver education instructor preparation program shall
consist of not less than 4 driver education instructor preparation
courses. The 4 required courses shall each concentrate on only 1 of
the following concepts, and all of the following concepts shall be
covered in the minimum 4 courses required:
(a) Driver task analysis.
(b)
Developing classroom and program knowledge.
(c) Developing vehicle operation skills.
(d) Practicum.
(8) A driver education instructor preparation course shall
consist of not less than 2 semester hours per course or the
equivalent of not less than 2 semester hours per course as approved
by the secretary of state. A driver education instructor
preparation course shall extend for not less than 3 weeks.
(9) An instructor who teaches a driver education instructor
preparation course shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Have a master's degree or a bachelor's degree in education
from an accredited college or university.
(b) Hold a valid driver education instructor certificate
issued by the secretary of state.
(c) Any other requirement the secretary of state determines is
necessary to determine instructor qualifications.
(10) A college, university, or person approved by the
secretary of state that offers a driver education instructor
preparation course shall include in the course registration
material information explaining the driver education instructor
qualifications required under this act.
(11) The secretary of state shall review each driver education
instructor preparation program approved under this section at least
once every 3 years.
(12) A driver education preparation course credit earned
through a college, university, or another entity in another state
may be accepted on the same basis as the equivalent credit earned
through a driver education instructor preparation program conducted
by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary
of state, if approved by the secretary of state. A person seeking
approval of a driver education course credit earned in another
state shall present satisfactory evidence to the secretary of state
that the other state's course substantially meets the requirements
of this state. The secretary of state shall review a driver
education preparation course credit earned in another state and
determine whether that course content meets the requirements of
this act. The secretary of state shall give the person a written
notice of the secretary of state's approval or denial, including
the reason for any denial.
(13) This section does not apply to an applicant for a driver
education instructor certificate that is limited to the truck
driver training classification.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
