Meeting of the Board of Regents | November 2003
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
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FROM: |
James A. Kadamus |
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COMMITTEE: |
EMSC-VESID Committee |
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TITLE OF ITEM: |
Proposed Amendment to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Driver Education Courses |
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DATE OF SUBMISSION: |
October 16, 2003 |
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PROPOSED HANDLING: |
Action (Consent Agenda) |
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RATIONALE FOR ITEM: |
Compliance with Laws of 2002 |
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STRATEGIC GOAL: |
Goals 1 and 2 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
SUMMARY:
Attached is a proposed amendment of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to add a new section 107.2, relating to driver education courses. Supporting materials for the proposed amendment are available upon request from the Secretary to the Board of Regents. The proposed amendment was discussed at the October meeting of the Regents EMSC-VESID Committee.
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to comply with Chapter 644 of the Laws of 2002, which requires the Commissioner to establish a certification process for driver education courses of the amount of time a holder of a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit has spent operating a motor vehicle while under the immediate supervision of a driver education teacher. The proposed amendment provides that the driver education teacher in a driver and traffic safety education course approved by the Commissioner shall, upon the request of his or her student, certify on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles the number of hours such student spent operating a motor vehicle under the supervision of the driver education teacher.
A Notice of Proposed Rule Making was published in the State Register on September 24, 2003.
VOTED: That section 107.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be added, as submitted, effective December 4, 2003.
Attachment
AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Pursuant to sections 207, 305 and 806-a of the Education Law and Chapter 644 of the Laws of 2002.
Part 107 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective December 4, 2003, by adding section 107.2 as follows:
107.2 Certification of supervised hours in driver education courses pursuant to Education Law section 806-a(2).
The driver education teacher in a driver and traffic safety education course approved by the Commissioner shall, upon the request of his or her student who is the holder of a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit, certify on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles the number of hours such student has spent operating a motor vehicle while under the immediate supervision of such driver education teacher.