WAC 308-108-150. Course requirements

Driver training schools that provide education for persons under the age of 18 must ensure their course: (1) Includes a minimum of 30 hours of classroom instruction; (2) Meets the behind the wheel instruction and observation requirements of WAC 308-108-160 ; (3) Has a minimum of one hour and no more than two hours of classroom instruction and no more than one hour of behind the wheel instruction during a single day, except when adding a make-up class, in which case classroom instruction must not exceed four hours in a single day; (4) Has a classroom portion that is instructor-led, where the instructor is present for the duration of instruction, and consists of: (a) Lecture, group work, videos, and/or other activities; (b) Teacher and student interaction; and (c) Questions and answers, and/or discussion; (5) Has no more than six make-up hours of alternative instructor-led classroom instruction, delivering the same information that was missed. (6) Has all students in a classroom session on the same lesson, with the exception of make-up lessons. Open enrollment or self-paced instruction is not permitted; (7) Is not completed in fewer than 30 calendar days; (8) Includes comprehensive final written and behind the wheel examinations; (9) Has a flow chart that indicates how the classroom and behind the wheel instruction are completed throughout the course; (10) Includes information on the state of Washington's intermediate license requirements, restrictions, violations, and sanctions for violation of these requirements; (11) Includes the delivery of instructional material developed by the department and the federally designated organ procurement organization for Washington state relating to organ and tissue donation awareness education; and (12) Has a designated time for a parent, guardian, or employer night that is no less than one hour, which may fulfill one of the 30 hours required for student training, and must include: (a) Instruction on the parent, guardian, or employer responsibilities and the importance of parent, guardian, or employer involvement with the teen driver; (b) Information on intermediate license laws, restrictions, and sanctions; (c) An introduction to the parent guide to teen driving; and (d) A questions and answers period.