DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION  
DRIVER SAFETY SCHOOLS  
(By authority of Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1957, being S257.320b of the  
Michigan Compiled Laws)  
R 340.431 Identification of schools.  
Rule 1. These schools shall be known as driver safety schools with any identification  
that the county advisory board may wish to designate.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 340.432 Starting date for approved schools.  
Rule 2. The effective date for this act to operate a driver safety school is on or after  
September 27, 1957.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 340.433 Approval of schools.  
Rule 3. Application to the superintendent of public instruction for approval of driver  
safety schools shall be made on forms designated for this purpose.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 340.434 Appointment of county board members.  
Rule 4. The county board of supervisors shall appoint a municipal judge, a justice of the  
peace, and 2 citizens at large to serve on the county advisory board for driver safety  
schools. The appointees shall serve for a term of 1 year beginning July 1 and may be  
reappointed to succeed themselves.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 340.435 Duties of county advisory board.  
Rule 5. The county advisory board is empowered to establish driver safety schools  
and determine the policies governing the operation, including:  
(a) Making application for the approval of the operation of new and existing driver  
safety schools to the superintendent of public instruction.  
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(b) Submitting course of study and plans for program operation to the superintendent  
of public instruction for his approval.  
(c) Appointing of instructors and determining instructors' salaries.  
(d) Setting of course fees.  
(e) Designating the locations where schools shall be conducted.  
(f) Establishing a finance and audit committee within the membership of the board.  
(g) Submitting an annual report to the superintendent of public instruction on  
forms provided for this purpose following the end of the fiscal year ending June 30.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 340.436 Operation of driver safety schools.  
Rule 6. (1) There shall be a minimum of 8 clock hours of classroom instruction  
offered.  
(2) The maximum number of students shall not exceed 30 persons per class.  
(3) Course content shall be reviewed by the advisory board and approved by the  
superintendent of public instruction. Such course shall include causes of traffic  
accidents, traffic laws and their enforcement, psychology of the driver, development  
of good driving attitudes, physical and emotional factors related to driving, and  
defensive driving techniques.  
(4) Instructors having the responsibility for the operation of driver safety schools shall  
be certified driver education instructors. Local resource people may be utilized in the  
instructional program to assist an instructor in the presentation of information in  
technical or special areas.  
(5) The course fees shall be established by the advisory board and shall be used to  
defray the cost of instruction, materials, and clinical services. The course fees shall  
not exceed $10.00 per student.  
(6) Records of attendance and evaluation of student progress shall be maintained by  
the instructor on forms provided for this purpose. Summaries of the records shall be  
submitted to appropriate referring agencies when applicable. An annual report shall be  
submitted at the end of the fiscal year to the county advisory board for transmittal to the  
superintendent of public instruction.  
History: 1979 AC.  
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