N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 15 § 138.12

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 138.12 - Monitoring course and instructors

(a) Sponsoring agencies and delivery agencies shall allow and cooperate with the department's supervision and monitoring of motor vehicle accident prevention courses conducted for point and insurance reduction benefits in order to maintain high course standards and to insure the integrity of the program. Monitoring of programs by the department, the sponsoring agency and the delivery agencies shall encompass the following areas:

(1) the parameters of program delivery - to insure adherence to a sponsoring agency's approved course, use of visual aids, classroom time spent by the instructors, and other measures to insure that the participant receives a complete and effective course in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;

(2) professional assessment and critique of the instructor's presentation, communication skills, active learning techniques, classroom management, and teacher effectiveness, to insure quality of instruction as a means of achieving the purpose of reducing highway fatalities, injuries, and property damage.

(b) The department and/or the sponsoring agency will determine the necessity for periodic seminars or other upgrading activities to assist an instructor or instructors in improving presentation.

(c) The sponsoring agency shall conduct a minimum six-hour in-service, classroom workshop at least once every two years to update all approved instructors on course revisions, instructional methodologies, changes in applicable State laws/regulations and administrative procedures. A record of workshop attendance shall be kept on file with the sponsoring agency for a period of at least three years.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 138.12