SECTION 210:15-19-4. Teacher qualifications

  Each teacher assigned to teach Driver and Traffic Safety Education in an accredited high school must have:

(1)   A valid Oklahoma Secondary, Elementary-Secondary, Library Media Specialist, Speech-Language Pathology or Vocational Technical License/Certificate;

(2)   A credential in Driver and Traffic Safety Education;

(3)   A valid Oklahoma Driver's License as verified by the Department of Public Safety;

(4)   The teacher shall meet the requirements in (1) and (2) of this subsection before the State Department of Education recommends to the State Department of Public Safety that an instructor's permit be issued. The Instructor Certification, Assurances and Permit (ICAP) application shall be submitted to the State Aid Section. Provided the program meets all requirements and the teacher is properly qualified, the (ICAP) application will be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to consider the instructor's driving record and to issue or renew a current driver education instructor's permit.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2139, eff 5-4-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1989, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2103, eff 3-31-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2533, eff 6-25-98]