47-6-206.1.

§47-6-206.1.


    A.  Driver improvement or defensive driving course is a course
which offers an educational setting, provides for driving concepts
which encourage attitude or behavioral changes in the responsibility
of operating a motor vehicle in a safe and responsible manner.
    B.  It shall be the responsibility of the institution or
organization to provide:
    1.  Adequate facilities which meet or exceed state and local
fire, health and safety codes;
    2.  Adequate equipment, in good working order, and instructional
materials for such courses;
    3.  Qualified instructors who shall:
         a.   possess an undergraduate degree and have nine (9)
              college or university credit hours in traffic safety
              education, or is a peace officer certified by the
              Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
              (CLEET) who is employed by a municipality,
         b.   have no alcohol or drug related convictions or
              revocations in the past five (5) years,
         c.   have no more than five (5) points accumulated on the
              driving record in the past three (3) years in
              accordance with the Oklahoma Mandatory Point System,
         d.   have a valid Oklahoma driver license, and
         e.   complete a course of training through the approved
              organization or institution;
    4.  A course of study designed to inform the participant of
driver improvement and defensive driving concepts while encouraging
attitude or behavioral changes in the responsibility of operating a
motor vehicle in a safe and responsible manner.  The curriculum,
which means the complete lesson plans which include instructional
strategy, presentation methods and resources utilized to incorporate
the concepts of traffic safety, must provide for but not be limited
to the following:
         a.   driver personality traits - behavioral attitudes,
         b.   driver qualifications and limitations,
         c.   effects of alcohol and other drugs,
         d.   current accident prevention and defensive driving
              techniques:  speed control, perception, reactions, lane
              positioning, safe turning and passing, occupant
              restraints, following distance and rules of the road;
              and
    5.  Provide at least eight (8) hours of classroom instruction.
    C.  Organizations or institutions desirous of making application
shall submit the following to the Department of Public Safety:
    1.  Evidence of organizational or institutional status which meet
statutory requirements;
    2.  Copy of proposed course curriculum which includes lesson
objectives, presentation materials, instructional strategy and
resources utilized;
    3.  Certification that instructors meet statutory requirements;
and
    4.  Upon Department of Public Safety approval said organization
or institution shall be considered for point credits as set forth in
this section.
    D.  The Department of Public Safety is authorized to grant a two
point credit towards the Oklahoma Point System Regulations to any
person who successfully completes a course pursuant to this section
provided only one such course shall be acknowledged once every
twenty-four (24) months.
    E.  The Department upon giving of notice and hearing may decline
to grant credit points to any organization or institution for:
    1.  Unethical conduct of an instructor or official of an
institution or organization;
    2.  Failure to satisfactorily resolve citizens' complaints;
    3.  Falsifying or misrepresenting any document or information to
the Department or student;
    4.  Failure of organization or instructor to meet statutory
requirements;
    5.  Conflict of interest by the organization or institution
and/or its personnel; or
    6.  Failure of organization, institution or instructor to
continue to meet statutory requirements as provided for in this
section.
    F.  Course enrollment will be limited to not more than thirty
students with an enrollment fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per
student.
    G.  Enrollment in the course shall not be limited to persons
ordered to enroll, attend and successfully complete the course.
    H.  The organization or institution shall within fifteen (15)
days of the completion certify to the Department of Public Safety all
persons who successfully complete the course on a form approved or
furnished by the Department.  This shall include the person's full
name, address, date of birth and driver license number.
    I.  Department personnel shall be admitted to any course without
charge, upon request and display of proper credentials.
    J.  Each organization or institution shall develop auditing
procedures which could be utilized to show compliance with this
section.
    K.  Any point credit allowed must comply with the Department's
Point System Regulations.