§ 1549. Establishment of schools
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: January 3, 2024
Effective: January 3, 2024
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1549
§ 1549. Establishment of schools
(a) Driver improvement schools.--The department is authorized to establish and maintain driver improvement schools throughout this Commonwealth. The department may approve and conduct an annual review of the course material for the schools. The curriculum to be presented must be uniform throughout this Commonwealth, except as permitted under subsection (a.1)(3). All instructors shall be properly certified by the department after the completion of a course of instruction approved by the department.
(a.1) Third party authorized.--The department may authorize a third party to operate a driver improvement school, in addition to a driver improvement school operated by the department, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of subsection (a) and section 1538 (relating to school, examination or hearing on accumulation of points or excessive speeding) as follows:
(3) The department shall establish minimum curriculum requirement that is designed to create behavioral change in the driver, but shall not require the third party to implement the same curriculum utilized by a driver improvement school operated by the department under subsection (a), provided that the curriculum of the third party meets the minimum curriculum requirements of the department.
(1) Each county, multicounty judicial district or group of counties combined under one program shall, in compliance with regulations of the department and the Department of Health, establish and maintain a course of instruction on the problems of alcohol and driving. The time during which the course is offered shall accommodate persons' work schedules, including weekend and evening times.
(2) These regulations shall include, but not be limited to, a uniform curriculum for the course of instruction, training and certification requirements for instructors and provision for the giving of both oral and written notice of the provisions of section 1543(b) (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked) to all program participants.
Credits
1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended 1982, Dec. 15, P.L. 1268, No. 289, § 7, effective in 30 days; 1987, Nov. 23, P.L. 399, No. 82, § 4, effective in 60 days; 2003, Sept. 30, P.L. 120, No. 24, § 11, effective Feb. 1, 2004; 2022, Nov. 3, P.L. 1783, No. 120, § 3, effective in 14 months [Jan. 3, 2024].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1549, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1549
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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