Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 39 - DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL › Section 39-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Behind-the-wheel - The practical portion
				of a driver education program which takes place in a vehicle, operated under
				on-street conditions under the supervision of a teacher seated in the front
				seat to the right of the student.
(b) Board of cooperative educational services
				- A method (established under
				W.S.
				21-20-101 through
				21-20-111 ) for school districts
				and community college districts, or any combination, to work together and
				cooperate to provide educational services.
(c) Certificate of approval - A certificate
				issued by the Wyoming Department of Education to an approved driver education
				program.
(d) Certificate of
				completion - A hard copy certificate showing that a student has successfully
				completed a driver education program.
(e) Classroom session - The portion of a
				driver education program consisting of lectures, demonstrations, audio-video
				presentations, written tests, etc. normally presented in a classroom
				setting.
(f) Clock hour - A period
				of time, not necessarily consecutive, consisting of 60 minutes.
(g) Community college - An institution
				established under Wyoming Statute 21, Chapter 18.
(h) Community education program - An
				educational program offered to a community by a school district, community
				college, recreation district or other governmental entity.
(i) Driver education program - A specific
				course of instruction comprised of a classroom phase and at least one
				laboratory phase which teaches students to drive a motor vehicle. In a public
				school, the program must be presented by a teacher or instructor qualified
				under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				21-7-303(c) to teach driver
				education.
(j) Driver education
				school - A school that teaches a driver education program and is not part of a
				public school, private school, community college, board of cooperative
				educational services, community education program, or parent based driver
				education program. Students are under age 21 and working towards their initial
				driver license.
(k) High school - A
				school consisting of grades nine (9) through twelve (12), or any combination of
				grades within this range.
(l) Home
				based educational program - A program of educational instruction provided to a
				child by the child's parent or legal guardian or by a person designated by the
				parent or legal guardian. An instructional program provided to more than one
				(1) family unit does not constitute a home-based educational program.
(m) Laboratory phase - Simulation, multi-car
				range and/or behind-the-wheel training.
(n) Multi-car range - The practical portion
				of a driver education program that is taught using multiple vehicles on a
				closed driving area. Each vehicle is under the direct control of a student, who
				is in communication with an instructor.
(o) Parent based driver education program - A
				driver education program taught by a parent or legal guardian to their own
				child or children when the high school the student(s) attends does not offer a
				driver education course.
(p)
				Private school - Any nonpublic, elementary or secondary school providing a
				basic academic educational program for children and may include parochial and
				church or religious schools and home-based educational programs.
(q) Simulation - The practical portion of a
				driver education program that uses simulated traffic events which provide
				students with opportunities to respond with realistic driving controls under
				the close supervision of a teacher. These events can be on film or computer
				generated.