Driver training schools that provide education for persons
under the age of 18 must ensure their course:
(1) Includes a minimum of 30 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 instructor-led, where the instructor is present for the duration of
instruction, and consists of:
(a) Lecture,
group work, videos, and/or other activities;
(b) Teacher and student interaction;
and
(c) Questions and answers,
and/or discussion;
(5)
Has no more than six make-up hours of alternative instructor-led classroom
instruction, delivering the same information that was missed.
(6) 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;
(7) Is not completed in fewer than 30
calendar days;
(8) Includes
comprehensive final written and behind the wheel examinations;
(9) Has a flow chart that indicates how the
classroom and behind the wheel instruction are completed throughout the
course;
(10) Includes information
on the state of Washington's intermediate license requirements, restrictions,
violations, and sanctions for violation of these requirements;
(11) 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
(12) Has a designated time for a parent,
guardian, or employer night that is no less than one hour, which may fulfill
one of the 30 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;
(b) Information on intermediate license laws,
restrictions, and sanctions;
(c) An
introduction to the parent guide to teen driving; and
(d) A questions and answers period.
