Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 23 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION-DRIVERS' SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTORS, AND DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM › Chapter 11.23.02 - Driver Education Program › Section 11.23.02.08 - Certified School's Operation Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A certified school shall:
(1) Display the school's certification in a
				conspicuous place in the business office;
(2) Only use school training vehicles
				approved by the Administration;
(3)
				Only use curricula, instructional materials, quizzes, tests, and forms approved
				by the Administration;
(4) Conduct
				an Administration-approved parent orientation at the start of each driver
				education program course;
(5) Make
				operation and student completion records available for inspection upon request
				by the Administration during the school's posted business hours;
(6) Comply with nondiscrimination
				requirements in providing services without regard to race, creed, color, age,
				gender, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disabilities, or
				any other classification required under local, State, and federal laws and
				regulations;
(7) Comply with any
				decisions, direction, or findings made by a federal or State agency as the
				result of any complaint filed with these agencies asserting a violation of any
				local, State, or federal law;
(8)
				Issue a certified completion certificate, signed by the designated official of
				the certified school, through December 31, 2008, to students who successfully
				complete the program, unless authorized by the Administration to submit the
				completion information electronically;
(9) Effective January 1, 2009:
(a) Transmit student program completion
				information electronically to the Administration within 1 business day of the
				student's completion of the program; and
(b) Inform the student that the student's
				driving record will not be updated by the Administration for at least 3
				business days after the student completes the program;
(10) Schedule additional or remedial sessions
				for students who need additional instruction;
(11) Comply with all State and local
				building, zoning, fire and safety regulations, codes, and standards for use as
				a driver education school business office or classroom, or other applicable
				zoning classification, including a posted certificate in the current business
				owner's name, identifying the maximum occupant capacity for all business
				offices used to conduct business and all classrooms used for instruction or to
				administer tests;
(12) Report, in
				writing, to the Administration within 5 business days any changes in the
				information supplied in the latest application or renewal form including
				changes in:
(a) Training vehicles;
				and
(b) Newly employed or
				terminated instructors;
(13) Provide not less than 8 hours notice to
				the student in the event of a cancellation or postponement of more than 2 hours
				of a scheduled behind-the-wheel or classroom instructional period;
				and
(14) Provide a prorated refund
				to a student who withdraws or transfers from the school.