Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.20 - Course

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A course
				provided in accordance with Division II of this chapter will be offered on a
				regular basis at each community college or by a substance abuse treatment
				program licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125. However, a community college is
				not required to offer the course if a substance abuse treatment program
				licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125 offers the course within the merged area
				served by the community college. A course provided in accordance with Division
				II of this chapter may be offered at a state correctional facility listed in
				Iowa Code section 904.102.
(2) The department will maintain a listing of
				all providers of approved courses in the state and publish this listing on the
				department's website.
(3)
				Individuals who reside outside the state of Iowa and who are required by the
				state of Iowa to take a course for drinking drivers will have the opportunity
				to take the course in another state, provided the out-of-state course is
				comparable to those courses approved to be offered in the state of
				Iowa.
(4) Enrollment in the course
				is not limited to persons ordered to enroll, attend, and successfully complete
				the course required under Iowa Code sections
				321J.1 and
				321J.17(2). Any
				person under the age of 18 who is required to attend the courses for violation
				of Iowa Code section 321J.2 or
				321J.17 must attend a course
				offered by a substance abuse treatment program licensed under Iowa Code chapter
				125.
(5) An instructional course,
				including allowable delivery formats, will be approved by the department in
				consultation with the community colleges, substance abuse treatment programs
				licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125, the Iowa department of health and human
				services, and the Iowa department of corrections. The course will consist of at
				least 12 hours of instructional time. In-person instruction will be delivered
				over a minimum of a two-day period in blocks not to exceed four hours with a
				minimum of a 30-minute break between blocks. Each student attending a course
				will be provided with the appropriate course materials necessary to complete
				the course, which will not be reused. The course will be taught by an
				instructor certified by the curriculum provider to teach the course. Each
				course of instruction will establish the following:
a. An understanding that alcohol-related
				problems could happen to anyone and that a person's drinking choices matter.
				The course illustrates common views of society that prevent people from taking
				drinking choices seriously. Research is presented to challenge common views
				with an understanding that alcohol problems are related to lifestyle
				choices.
b. An understanding that
				specific low-risk choices will help reduce the risk of experiencing
				alcohol-related problems at any point in life. The course presents
				research-based, low-risk guidelines.
c. Methods of providing support for making
				low-risk choices.
d. An accurate
				description of the progression of drinking to the development of alcoholism to
				help people weigh the risk involved with high-risk drinking and to see how
				high-risk choices may jeopardize their lives and the lives of others.
e. Opportunities to develop a specific plan
				of action to follow through with low-risk choices. A list of community
				resources is provided for ongoing support and treatment as
				needed.