| (a) Application for licensing as a drug and alcohol
driving awareness program instructor shall be made on forms prescribed
by the department.
(b) A person is qualified to apply for a drug and alcohol
driving awareness program instructor license who holds a valid driver's
license for the preceding five years which has not been suspended,
revoked, or forfeited in the past three years for traffic-related
violations or is knowledgeable in the areas of traffic safety and
alcohol/drug use and abuse.
(c) A person applying for an original instructor license
shall submit to the department the following:
(1) complete application as provided by the department;
(2) the required fees; and
(3) evidence of completion of instructor training and
a statement signed by the course provider recommending the applicant
for licensing. Original documentation shall be provided upon the request
of the department Instructor training shall consist of 16 hours of
training covering techniques of instruction and in-depth familiarization
with material contained in the drug and alcohol driving awareness
program curriculum in which the individual is being trained.
(4) Alternatively, the applicant may submit a copy
of a current Alcohol and Drug Offender Education Program Instructor
license and six hours of training and six hours of demonstrative presentation
or practical teaching. The six hours of training shall cover techniques
of instruction and in-depth familiarization with material contained
in the alcohol and drug education curriculum. The six hours of demonstrative
presentation or practical teaching shall be in the same alcohol and
drug education curriculum and under the direct supervision of a licensed
alcohol and drug education instructor trainer endorsed in the same
alcohol and drug education curriculum and shall be accompanied by
a statement signed by the course provider recommending the applicant
for licensing.
(d) A drug and alcohol driving awareness program instructor
license shall be valid for two years.
(e) A renewal application for drug and alcohol driving
awareness program instructor license must be prepared using the following
procedures:
(1) A completed application for renewal of an instructor
license; and
(2) renewal fee.
(f) An instructor who has allowed a previous license
to expire twelve (12) or more months shall file an original application
on a form prescribed by the department and remit application fees
to the department.
(g) Drug and alcohol driving awareness program instructors
who want to add a program endorsement to a license shall submit the
following:
(1) written documentation showing all applicable educational
requirements have been met to justify endorsement changes;
(2) fee; and
(3) evidence of two additional hours of training from
the course provider of the drug and alcohol driving awareness program
curriculum that the instructor will be licensed to teach.
(h) All other license change requests, including duplicate
instructor licenses or name changes, shall be made in writing and
shall include payment of the duplicate instructor license fee.
(i) The department shall be notified of an instructor's
change of address in writing. Address changes shall not require payment
of a fee.
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