1. (a) All applicants for driver education instructor certification shall complete a program that provides knowledge of the basic elements of driver and traffic safety education, including:

   1. (1) Theories of accident causation;
   2. (2) Interpretation of the elements of the highway transportation system;
   3. (3) Components of the driving task, including knowledge of, and the skills in using, a time and space risk management system;
   4. (4) Psychological and physiological factors affecting driver behavior; and
   5. (5) Laws and rules that regulate motor vehicle operation.

2. (b) The program shall provide instructor candidates with learning opportunities to expand their skill in the following areas:

   1. (1) Operating motor vehicles under normal and adverse weather conditions;
   2. (2) Operating on various types of roadways to enable their students to acquire knowledge in driving techniques; and

   3. (3) Operating on various types of roadways to enable their students to acquire knowledge in sharing the roadway with other highway users, including:

      1. a. Motorcyles;
      2. b. Trucks;
      3. c. Bicycles;
      4. d. Trains;
      5. e. Wildlife, including moose; and
      6. f. Pedestrians, including blind pedestrians.
3. (c) The program shall provide supervised and evaluated professional instructing experiences in the classroom, behind-the-wheel instruction and in-car observation.

4. (d) The program shall provide the instructor candidates with knowledge of the organization and management of a driver and traffic safety education program, including:

   1. (1) Developing and maintaining a localized curricula;
   2. (2) Lesson plans; and
   3. (3) Completion of required forms and other record-keeping required by the departments.

5. (e) The program shall provide the instructor candidates with the following:

   1. (1) Knowledge of the processes of human growth, development, and learning, including the characteristics of particular age groups such as adolescents or adults;
   2. (2) Skills in recognizing, analyzing, evaluating and employing specific teaching and diagnostic techniques and instructional materials appropriate to classroom and behind-the-wheel environments;
   3. (3) The ability to work effectively with educationally or physically disabled students in the classroom; and
   4. (4) Information pertaining to the active involvement and on-going communication with a student’s parent, legal guardian, or supervising adult, including the development of parent nights and interventions, if necessary.
6. (f) The program shall provide the instructor candidates with knowledge of the effects of alcohol and drug use, as it relates to decision-making and driving behaviors.

Source. #5367, eff 3-31-92; ss by #6711, INTERIM, eff 3-22-98, EXPIRED: 7-20-98 New. #7362, eff 12-1-00; ss by #9331, INTERIM, eff 11-26-08, EXPIRED: 5-25-09 New. #9568, eff 10-17-09; ss by #12509, eff 4-5-18 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 3100)