Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A lesson plan shall be submitted by each
applicant for a traffic violator school license. The lesson plan shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) The lesson plan
shall contain a table of contents and the pages of the plan shall be
consecutively numbered.
(2) Each
line of the lesson plan shall be consecutively numbered on each standard 8 1/2"
by 11" page, beginning with the number one on each page.
(3) The lesson plan shall cover all topics
listed in Section
345.30 in sufficient detail to
enable the department to evaluate the specific information to be presented and
to determine the accuracy of the information to be presented.
(4) The lesson plan shall cover all subjects
outlined in the department's Course Core Topics And Requirements For State Of
California, Department of Motor Vehicles Approved Traffic Violator School
8-Hour Curriculum, OL 613 Outline of Required Topics and Standards for State of
California, Department of Motor Vehicles Approved Traffic Violator School
Course, OL 613.
(5) The lesson plan
shall reflect where visual aids and student participation will be used to
supplement lecture material. It shall explain the purpose of each visual aid
and student participation activity and describe how the instructor will
generate the intended student participation. It shall include a brief synopsis
of the information presented in any movie or video presentation, sufficient to
allow the department to determine what specific information is presented by the
movie or video.
(6) The lesson plan
shall include a time schedule. The schedule shall contain:
(A) The time allotted for lunch and rest
break periods. A lunch break of at least 30 minutes shall be provided if the
340 minute course is conducted in one session. A rest break of at least 10
minutes shall be provided during any session conducted for a period of 200
minutes or more.
(B) The
approximate time allotted for each audio visual aid to be used.
(C) The approximate time allotted for each
major subject area.
(D) The
approximate time allotted for each student participation activity.
(E) The approximate time allotted for
completion, correction and discussion of any tests used and the method of
correction to be used.
(7) If the course provides for an evaluation
by the students, completion of the evaluation shall not exceed 5 minutes. A
sample of the evaluation form shall be submitted with the lesson
plan.
(8) Samples of any handout
materials, workbooks, games or tests, including the post-knowledge test
required pursuant to Section
345.30(c)(3),
used during the course shall be submitted for approval, as part of the lesson
plan.
(b) The department
shall give written approval or disapproval within 30 days of receipt.
(c) In lieu of filing its own unique lesson
plan, an applicant may meet the lesson plan requirement by submitting a letter
of authorization from the owner of an approved traffic violator school lesson
plan. The letter of authorization shall be signed and dated by the owner of the
previously approved lesson plan and shall specify that it authorizes use of the
lesson plan by the applicant and identifies the applicant by name and DBA as
they appear on the application. The department shall approve the use of a
previously approved lesson plan only if the lesson plan has been evaluated and
approved for use within the preceding 12 months.
(d) No traffic violator school which was
licensed prior to the effective date of this section, and which license remains
in good standing, is required to meet the provisions of this section, until the
department has requested a revised lesson plan in accordance with Section
345.36(b).
(e) A traffic violator school shall not
provide instructional services unless its lesson plan has been approved by the
department.
1. New
section filed 10-26-94; operative 11-25-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
2.
Amendment of subsections (a)(4) and (a)(6)(A) filed 4-19-2012; operative
5-19-2012 (Register 2012, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651, 11202(a)(2) and
11219, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 11202 and 11219, Vehicle
Code.
