Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1)
License. An instructor of the approved course must be licensed
by the department. However, an individual who meets the qualifications for a
license except for paragraph 635.3(2)"d" or whose license is
denied under paragraph 635.3(3)"c" may teach the approved
course as provided in those paragraphs.
(2)
Licensing provisions. A
motorcycle rider education instructor's license shall be issued for a calendar
year or remainder of a calendar year. The license expires on December 31 but
remains valid for an additional 30 days after the expiration date of the year
it is issued. The application for renewal shall be submitted to the department
within 60 days of the expiration date, unless otherwise approved by the
department. To obtain and retain an MRE instructor's license, an individual
must:
a. Possess a valid Class M driver's
license or a motorcycle endorsement or equivalent license or endorsement that
is valid for a two-wheel motorcycle.
b. Successfully complete a nationally
recognized, research-based instructor preparation course approved by the
department.
c. Possess a current
instructor certification from a nationally recognized motorcycle safety
organization approved by the department.
d. Before a license is granted, teach one
class of the approved course under the guidance of an experienced, licensed
instructor approved by the department.
e. After the year in which a license is
granted, teach at least one nationally recognized, research-based motorcycle
rider preparation course approved by the department in Iowa or another state
each calendar year.
f. After the
year in which a license is granted, complete at least one state-sponsored or
state-approved instructor update each calendar year. The update must be
completed in Iowa every other year.
g. Have a clear driving record for the
previous two years. A clear driving record means the individual 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 law enforcement
investigative report indicating 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.
(3)
License cancellations and
denials.
a. The department shall
cancel or deny the MRE license of an MRE instructor who does not have a clear
driving record under paragraph 635.3(2)
"g." The cancellation
or denial shall remain in effect until the individual has a clear driving
record, as defined in paragraph 635.3(2)
"g."
b. The department shall cancel or deny the
MRE license of an MRE instructor who fails to maintain a current instructor
certification from a nationally recognized motorcycle safety organization
approved by the department. The cancellation or denial shall remain in effect
until the certification is current.
c. Each January, the department shall review
each MRE instructor's teaching activity and update completion. The department
shall deny renewal of the MRE license of an MRE instructor who fails to meet
these licensing provisions. The denial shall remain in effect until the
individual has done the following:
(1)
Obtained instructor certification from a nationally recognized motorcycle
safety organization approved by the department.
(2) Taught one class of the approved course
under the guidance of an experienced, licensed instructor approved by the
department.