1. (1) A sponsor may charge reasonable fees to cover the costs of conducting a rider-training program. The total fees charged by a sponsor who accepts a subsidy grant to provide for the start up costs shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per student, per basic rider training course (BRT), and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per participant, per experienced rider training course (ERT). A private sponsor accepting no start up subsidy may set their own fee for the BRT and ERT.

   1. (a) Each sponsor shall, by July 1 of each year, submit to the Program Coordinator, in writing, his or her training fees.
2. (2) The department shall enter into a direct grant authority with each new sponsor approved by the department in order to subsidize the start-up costs incurred in establishing a local rider- training program.

3. (3) The Department shall enter into a direct grant with each program in order to subsidize start up costs of additional sites without a program, (no more than three thousand dollars, $3000.00).

   1. (a) The maximum number of subsidy grants issued shall not exceed one (1) per new sponsor and the maximum number of statewide subsidy grants shall be established annually by the Department.
   2. (b) The expansion grant shall not exceed (1) per year, per program.
   3. (c) The subsidy grant shall be used exclusively for defraying the start-up costs associated with equipment, training curriculum materials, facility rental, required liability insurance coverage, and other costs as determined by the Program Coordinator.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 55-51-102 and 55-51-104. Administrative History: Original rule filed June 30, 1988; effective September 28, 1988. Amendment filed December 30, 1991; effective March 30, 1992. Amendment filed May 31, 2000; effective September 28, 2000. Amendment filed December 15, 2004; effective April 29, 2005. Repeal and new rule filed August 8, 2006; effective December 29, 2006. EDUCATION PROGRAM