2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 15 - Licensing of Drivers
1549 - Establishment of schools.

     § 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. All instructors shall be properly certified by the
     department after the completion of a course of instruction
     approved by the department.
        (b)  Alcohol highway safety schools.--
            (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.
     (Dec. 15, 1982, P.L.1268, No.289, eff. 30 days; Nov. 23, 1987,
     P.L.399, No.82, eff. 60 days; Sept. 30, 2003, P.L.120, No.24,
     eff. Feb. 1, 2004)

        2003 Amendment.  Act 24 amended subsec. (b). Section 20(2) of
     Act 24 provided that by October 1, 2004, the Department of
     Transportation shall promulgate regulations to implement subsec.
     (b).
        Cross References.  Section 1549 is referred to in section
     3807 of this title.