Trans 106.04 NoteNote: The Division of Hearings and Appeals is located at 5005 University Avenue, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53705.

Trans 106.04(3)(3) Any school found to be in violation of s. Trans 106.03 shall first be placed on a 6 month probation. Written notice of the probation and the reasons for the probation shall be provided. Written notification of the action taken to eliminate the deficiencies existing at the time the school was placed on probation shall be provided by the school at the end of the probation period. If deficiencies have not been eliminated, the school’s certification shall be cancelled.

Trans 106.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; renum. to be (1), cr. (2) and (3), Register, March, 1996, No. 483, eff. 4-1-96.

Trans 106.05Trans 106.05 School recertification after denial or cancellation. A school may be recertified after denial or cancellation of certification if the school submits an application to the department accompanied by letters or other documents that provide sufficient information about the methods for change it has initiated or accomplished. A recertification decision shall be based on the action taken to eliminate the deficiencies that existed at the time of the denial or cancellation.

Trans 106.06(1)(1) To obtain a department instructor certification, a person shall do all of the following:

Trans 106.06(1)(a)(a) Hold a valid motor vehicle operator’s license from the department or from the appropriate authority in the other jurisdiction in which the person resides. A nonresident shall provide the department with all of the following:

Trans 106.06(1)(a)1.1. A record of the nonresident’s operator’s license status and traffic convictions at the time of application for certification.

Trans 106.06(1)(a)2.2. A report of any traffic conviction, while the person is certified, within 30 days of that conviction, whether it occurs in Wisconsin or another jurisdiction.

Trans 106.06(1)(b)1.1. An applicant may not be certified until 6 months from the date of conviction of the violation which places the point total over 6 points or until one year from the date of an OWI conviction.

Trans 106.06(1)(b)2.2. An applicant is not eligible to receive a 3 point reduction by completing a traffic safety school course.

Trans 106.06(1)(c)(c) Attend and observe all class sessions of the course for which the applicant has applied to be certified. All the sessions attended shall be taught by a certified program instructor.

Trans 106.06(2)(2) An instructor’s certification is valid from the date of the department’s approval until July 1 of an odd-numbered year.

Trans 106.06(3)(3) A certified instructor shall do all of the following:

Trans 106.06(3)(b)(b) Teach all sessions of each course for which the instructor is certified at least once during a certification period. A newly certified instructor shall teach the course for which the instructor is certified within 6 months after the date of receiving the certification.

Trans 106.06(3)(c)(c) Participate in all mandatory department and school workshops and in-service training activities.

Trans 106.06(4)(4) An instructor’s failure to maintain a satisfactory driving record shall result in suspension of the instructor’s certification for 6 months from the date of conviction for the violation which places the point total over 6, or for one year from the date of an OWI conviction. If additional points are incurred or the instructor is convicted of OWI during that suspension period, the instructor’s certification shall be cancelled. An instructor is not eligible to receive a 3 point reduction by completing a traffic safety school course.

Trans 106.06(5)(5) A group dynamics traffic safety instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.07. A multiple offender instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.08. A general traffic safety instructor shall meet the requirements of s. Trans 106.09.

Trans 106.06 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; am. (1) (a) 1., (b), (c), (3) (b), (4), (5), cr. (1) (b) 1. and 2., Register, March, 1996, No. 483, eff. 4-1-96.

Trans 106.07Trans 106.07 Group dynamics traffic safety program instructor qualifications. To be certified, a group dynamics traffic safety instructor shall meet at least 2 of the following 3 subsections, including sub. (1) (a), (2) (a) or (3) (a) from at least one subsection, at the time of application. An individual who does not meet a requirement specified in sub. (1) shall monitor a general traffic safety course:

Trans 106.07(1)(1) Traffic safety experience equal to one of the following:

Trans 106.07(1)(a)(a) Two years of occupational experience, or a comparable amount of experience and education in the area of traffic safety or a related field, such as driver education, law enforcement, fleet safety management, or experience in a safety related position with the division of motor vehicles.

Trans 106.07(1)(b)(b) Monitor the WTC general traffic safety course plus have completed a one semester, or 45 hour, traffic safety studies or accident prevention course.