WSR 19-07-058
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed March 18, 2019, 10:28 a.m., effective April 18, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Existing language regarding instruction schedule is ambiguous. Amending rules to provide consistency in application of rule.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-108-150.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 46.82 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-24-026 on November 28, 2018.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Changed name of section from curriculum requirements to course requirements.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Driver Training School Program, P.O. Box 9027, Olympia, WA 98507, phone 360-664-6692, fax 360-570-4976, email TSE@dol.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 18, 2019.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-21-092, filed 10/20/09, effective 1/1/10)
WAC 308-108-150((Curriculum schedule.))Course requirements.
((A))Driver training schools((may offer classroom and behind the wheel instruction to students throughout the year. In order to be approved by the director, a curriculum schedule must satisfy or include the following requirements:
(1) Classroom and behind the wheel instruction that is complementary. This means that classroom instruction is integrated in a timely manner with behind the wheel instruction;
(2) Having students under age eighteen complete no more than two hours of classroom instruction during any single day, except for make-up classes which shall be no more than two additional hours of class not to exceed three total make-up classes during the traffic safety education course, and no more than one hour of behind the wheel instruction during any single day;
(3) For students under the age of eighteen to meet the traffic safety education requirement of RCW 46.20.100, instruction that:
(a) Includes not less than thirty hours of classroom instruction;
(b) Meets the behind the wheel instruction and observation requirements of WAC 308-108-160;
(c) Consists of at least one hour minimum and no more than two hours maximum of class session during a single day, except when adding a make-up class as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in which case classroom instruction must not exceed four hours in a single day;
(d) With the exception of make-up lessons, ensures that all students in a classroom session must be on the same lesson. Open enrollment or self-paced instruction is not permitted; and
(e) Ensures that each traffic safety education classroom course))that provide education for persons under the age of eighteen must ensure their course:
(1) Includes a minimum of thirty hours of classroom instruction;
(2) Meets the behind the wheel instruction and observation requirements of WAC 308-108-160;
(3) Has a minimum of one hour and no more than two hours of classroom instruction and no more than one hour of behind the wheel instruction during a single day, except when adding a make-up class, in which case classroom instruction must not exceed four hours in a single day;
(4) Has a classroom portion that is at least fifty-percent instructor-led with verbal instruction consisting of:
(((i)))(a) In-person training;
(((ii)))(b) Teacher and student interaction; ((and
(iii)))(c) Questions and answers; and
(((4) Classroom and behind the wheel instruction in a course that is scheduled for not less than thirty days in which lessons must be in contiguous weeks;
(5) Students may not enroll in a traffic safety education course after the third class session of any given course;
(6) All make-up assignments and instruction must be equivalent to the instruction given during the missed sessions;
(7) Distributing to students))(d) No more than six make-up hours of alternative classroom instruction, delivering the same information that was missed.
(5) Has all students in a classroom session on the same lesson, with the exception of make-up lessons. Open enrollment or self-paced instruction is not permitted;
(6) Is not completed in fewer than thirty calendar days;
(7) Includes comprehensive final written and behind the wheel examinations;
(8) Has a flow chart that indicates how the classroom and behind the wheel instruction are completed throughout the course;
(9) Includes information on the state of Washington's intermediate license requirements, restrictions, violations, and sanctions for violation of these requirements;
(10) Includes the delivery of instructional material developed by the department and the federally designated organ procurement organization for Washington state relating to organ and tissue donation awareness education; and
(((8) Review and approval of the local school curriculum by the department as part of the initial application for a school license. To help ensure that minimum standards of instruction are met, the local school curriculum must include but is not limited to the following:
(a) Comprehensive elements of classroom and behind the wheel instruction as defined by the department;
(b) Comprehensive written and behind the wheel examinations, to include:
(i) Written examinations as submitted to and approved by the department; and
(ii) Behind the wheel examination criteria as approved by the department;
(c) A flow chart that indicates how the classroom and behind the wheel instruction are integrated;
(d) Information on the state of Washington's intermediate license requirements, restrictions, violations, and sanctions for violation of these requirements; and
(e) A designated time for a parent, guardian, or employer night that is no less than one hour, which may be a part of the thirty hours required for student training, and must include:
(i)))(11) Has a designated time for a parent, guardian, or employer night that is no less than one hour, which may fulfill one of the thirty hours required for student training, and must include:
(a) Instruction on the parent, guardian, or employer responsibilities and the importance of parent, guardian, or employer involvement with the teen driver;
(((ii)))(b) Information on intermediate license laws, restrictions, and sanctions;
(((iii)))(c) An introduction to the parent guide to teen driving; and
(((iv)))(d) A questions and answers period.