Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1)
Behind-the-wheel instructor
qualifications. To qualify to provide behind-the-wheel instruction,
the person must:
a. Hold a valid driver's
license that permits unaccompanied driving, other than a motorized bicycle
license or a temporary restricted license.
b. Have a clear driving record for the
previous two years. A clear driving record means the person has:
(1) Not been identified as a candidate for
driver's license suspension under the habitual violator provisions of rule
761-615.13 (321) or the serious
violation provisions of rule
761-615.17 (321).
(2) No driver's license suspensions,
revocations, denials, cancellations, disqualifications or bars.
(3) Not committed an offense that would
result in driver's license suspension, revocation, denial, cancellation,
disqualification or bar.
(4) No
record of a contributive motor vehicle accident that caused the death or
serious injury of another person.
(5) No record of two or more contributive
motor vehicle accidents in a two-year period.
c. Meet the requirements for either a
licensed teacher in 282-subrule 13.28(4) or a certified behind-the-wheel
instructor in this chapter.
(2)
Behind-the-wheel instructor's
certification requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, the following requirements shall apply to a behind-the-wheel
instructor:
a. An applicant for an initial
behind-the-wheel instructor's certification or a renewal shall apply to the
department in a manner determined by the department.
(1) If the application is for an initial
behind-the-wheel instructor's certification, instructor approval is valid for a
calendar year or the remainder of a calendar year. The instructor approval
expires on December 31 but remains valid for an additional 30 days after the
expiration date.
(2) If the
application is to renew a behind-the-wheel instructor's certification, a person
shall do all of the following:
1. Apply to the
department annually. Instructor approval is valid for a calendar year or the
remainder of a calendar year. The instructor approval expires on December 31
but remains valid for an additional 30 days after the expiration date. An
application for renewal of instructor approval shall be submitted within 60
days of the expiration date, unless otherwise approved by the
department.
2. Provide
behind-the-wheel instruction for a minimum of 12 clock hours during each
calendar year.
b. Beginning January 1, 2021, a person shall
complete at least one state-sponsored or state-approved behind-the-wheel
instructor refresher course biennially. The state-sponsored or state-approved
course may include electronic completion or remote attendance options, as
approved by the department. The department may develop a special course for
licensed teachers or peace officers who qualify to provide behind-the-wheel
instruction under subrule 634.6(3) or 634.6(5), which shall be reserved only
for licensed teachers or peace officers who qualify as behind-the-wheel
instructors.
c. Upon certification,
but prior to providing behind-the-wheel instruction, the person shall be:
(1) Authorized by the Iowa board of
educational examiners to provide behind-the-wheel driving
instruction.
(2) Employed by a
public or licensed commercial or private provider of the approved driver
education course.
(3)
Instructor's certification for
licensed teachers. A teacher licensed by the Iowa board of educational
examiners as provided in 282-subrule 13.28(4) shall be included as an approved
instructor on an annual driver education course approval as referenced in
subrules 634.4(1) and 634.8(1), and except for the requirements in paragraphs
634.6(2)"a" and 634.6(2)"c," a teacher shall
meet the requirements in subrule 634.6(2) to be certified by the department to
provide behind-the-wheel instruction.
(4)
Instructor application and
certification for a teacher with an expired teacher's license. A
teacher who holds an expired initial, standard, exchange, or master educator
license with an endorsement for driver education as provided in 282-subrule
13.28(4) shall meet the requirements in subrule 634.6(2) to be certified by the
department to provide behind-the-wheel instruction.
(5)
Instructor application and
certification for active peace officers and retired peace officers.
a. A person who is an active peace officer or
a retired peace officer as referenced in Iowa Code section
321.178
shall do all of the following to be certified by the department to provide
behind-the-wheel instruction:
(1) Be at least
25 years of age.
(2) Submit Form
431233 certifying the person's status as an active or retired peace
officer.
(3) Meet all other
requirements of subrule 634.6(2), except peace officers or retired peace
officers who otherwise qualify under this subrule are not required to meet the
requirement of subparagraph 634.6(2) V(l).
b. A retired peace officer is only required
to submit Form 431233, required under paragraph 634.6(5)
"a,"
to the department once unless the form is invalid or not accepted by the
department.
(6)
Instructor application and certification for persons other than
licensed teachers, peace officers or retired peace officers.
a. A person who is not licensed by the Iowa
board of educational examiners to provide classroom driver education as
provided in 282-subrule 13.28(4), who does not hold an expired teacher's
license as referenced in subrule 634.6(4), or who is not a peace officer or a
retired peace officer as referenced in Iowa Code section
321.178,
shall do all of the following to be certified by the department to provide
behind-the-wheel instruction:
(1) Be at least
25 years of age.
(2) Meet the
requirements in subrule 634.6(2), except that a person certified under this
subrule shall complete the instructor refresher course referenced in paragraph
634.6(2)
"b" annually until January 1, 2021, and thereafter
shall complete the course biennially.
(3) Have successfully completed the
instructor preparation requirements of this subrule, as evidenced by written
attestations on a form provided by the department from both the classroom
instructor and behind-the-wheel observer. The person seeking a behind-the-wheel
certification must apply to the department within 12 months of completion of
the instructor preparation course. The department-approved instructor
preparation course shall:
1. Consist of 24
clock hours of classroom instruction and 12 clock hours of observed
behind-the-wheel instruction.
2.
Include, at a minimum, classroom instruction on topics including the psychology
of the young driver, behind-the-wheel teaching techniques, and driving route
selection. Classroom instruction shall be delivered by staff from a driver
education teacher preparation program that is approved by the Iowa board of
educational examiners. The duration of a classroom instruction section shall
not exceed four hours. Video-conferencing may be used for course
delivery.
3. Include observation of
behind-the-wheel instruction provided by a person licensed to teach driver
education who is specially trained by a driver education teacher preparation
program that is approved by the Iowa board of educational examiners and that is
designed to observe, coach, and evaluate behind-the-wheel instructor
candidates. The duration of a behind-the-wheel session shall not exceed four
hours. A dual-controlled motor vehicle must be
used.
(7)
Behind-the-wheel certification-reissuance.
a. A person whose behind-the-wheel
certification has expired and is past the renewal period may be reissued a
behind-the-wheel certification without having to retake the behind-the-wheel
instructor preparation course only if the person meets all of the following
criteria:
(1) The person held a valid
behind-the-wheel certification within the two years immediately preceding the
application.
(2) The person
provided a minimum of 12 clock hours of behind-the-wheel instruction within the
two years immediately preceding the application.
(3) The person completed at least one
state-sponsored or state-approved behind-the-wheel instructor refresher course
within the two calendar years immediately preceding the application unless
otherwise exempt under this chapter.
(4) The person completed a minimum of 12
clock hours shadowing a teacher licensed by the Iowa board of educational
examiners as provided in 282-subrule 13.28(4) through a department-approved
driver education program within 90 days immediately preceding the
application.
b. Upon
certification, but prior to providing behind-the-wheel instruction, the person
shall do all of the following:
(1) Be
authorized by the Iowa board of educational examiners to provide
behind-the-wheel driving instruction unless otherwise exempt under this
chapter.
(2) Be employed by a
public or licensed commercial or private provider of the approved driver
education course and work under the supervision of a person licensed by the
Iowa board of educational examiners as provided in 282-subrule
13.28(4).