2010 Maine Code
TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION
Chapter 316: DRIVER EDUCATION
20-A §8703. Driver education teachers

Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Subpart 3: OTHER PROGRAMS

§8703. Driver education teachers

A driver education teacher must hold a license to teach driver education. [1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF); 1995, c. 505, §6 (AMD).]

1. Licensing. Only a person licensed by the Secretary of State as a driver education teacher may be employed by a public secondary school, approved private secondary school, a career and technical education center, career and technical education region or adult education program, conducted pursuant to chapter 315, to teach driver education. The Secretary of State shall establish instructor qualification requirements for persons licensed to teach driver education.

[ 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, §18 (RPR); 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, §19 (AFF); 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV) .]

2. Temporary license. If a licensed driver education teacher is not available to teach driver education and the school board, cooperative board or private school requests, the Secretary of State shall grant a temporary license to any person who holds a Class A instructor's license issued by the Secretary of State in accordance with Title 29-A, section 1354.

[ 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, §18 (RPR); 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, §19 (AFF) .]

3. Contracts. A public secondary school, approved private secondary school, a career and technical education center, career and technical education region or adult education program conducted pursuant to chapter 315 may contract with a commercial driver education school to provide driver education as part of the secondary school curriculum if the instructor is properly licensed.

[ 1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF); 1995, c. 505, §6 (AMD); 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1985, c. 797, §45 (NEW). 1989, c. 179, §2 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §65 (COR). 1995, c. 402, §A47 (AMD). 1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF). 1995, c. 505, §6 (AMD). 1997, c. 393, §A18 (AMD). 1997, c. 393, §A19 (AFF). 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV).