Definitions; a to D.

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Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Adult driver training" means instruction that is provided to a person 18 years of age or older in the operation of a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 7a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.7a.

(b) "Behind-the-wheel instruction" means instruction in which a student is in control of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway in real and varied traffic situations and a driver education instructor is the only other occupant in the front passenger seating area with the student.

(c) "Classroom instruction" means that part of a driver education course that occurs in a classroom environment that enables a student to learn through varied instructional methods, under the direct guidance of a driver education instructor.

(d) "Conviction" means a conviction for a crime or attempted crime whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state.

(e) "Coordinated segment 1 driver education course" means a segment 1 course provided by 2 or more certified driver education providers in the use of auxiliary aids and services as that term is defined in the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USCA 12102.

(f) "Curriculum" means a written plan that guides the instruction given in a driver education course and includes performance objectives, a content outline, detailed learning activities, and assessment tools.

(g) "Designated representative or coordinator" means the individual that a driver education provider employs, enlists, or appoints, or contracts with to supervise, manage, and administer the day-to-day responsibilities of the provider's driver education school operation. Often this individual is an owner, partner, officer, or director of the driver education provider.

(h) "Driver education course" means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, which enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system.

(i) "Driver education course certificate of completion" means a written or electronic authorization issued by a certified driver education provider to a student who has successfully completed segment 1 or segment 2 of a driver education course offered by the provider.

(j) "Driver education instructor" means a person who the secretary of state certifies has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course.

(k) "Driver education instructor certificate" means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006


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