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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 11.12.09.06" title_num="11" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="09" heading="Instructor Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual applying for approval to be a DIP instructor shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be 21 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be a graduate from a standard high school or possess a state high school equivalence certificate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have a valid driver's license, issued by Maryland or another state, without any alcohol, ignition interlock, or work-only or education-only restrictions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have less than five active points on their driving record;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Successfully complete, as of March 2008, an Administration approved DIP instructor certification course for DIP instructors or the required instructor training set forth in §B of this regulation for 3-Hours ADEP;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Have no outstanding charges or convictions of any crime of moral turpitude, unless acceptable evidence is presented to the Administration that satisfactory rehabilitation has taken place for the charge or conviction; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Have no sex offense convictions or charges.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>3-Hour Alcohol and Drug Education Program Instructors.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In addition to the requirements set forth in §A of this regulation, a 3-Hour ADEP instructor shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Complete a course on the effects of alcohol and drugs, or an equivalent course as specified by the Office of Education and Training for Addictions Services, Maryland Department of Health;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be approved by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration to instruct an alcohol and drug education program; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Complete the 3-Hour Alcohol and Drug Education instructor program approved by both the Administration and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Administration may waive all or part of the required instructor training for persons certified by the Maryland State Board of Education as teachers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An individual approved by the Administration to teach DIP before March 2008 is not required to complete the DIP instructor certification course if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is currently approved by the Administration as a DIP instructor; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has taught at least one DIP course each year for the last 3 consecutive years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Instructor's Driver Records.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An instructor of a program under this chapter shall maintain a satisfactory driving record while approved to teach the DIP and 3-Hour ADEP.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An Administration approved provider for the DIP and 3-Hour ADEP is responsible for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Monitoring the instructor's driver record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Immediately notifying the instructor if the instructor's driving record is unsatisfactory;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Not scheduling an instructor with an unsatisfactory driving record to teach DIP or 3-Hour ADEP; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notifying the Administration by letter, email, or facsimile of the action taken by the provider against the instructor.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The instructor's driving record is unsatisfactory when the instructor has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Been convicted of driving offenses, in this or any other state, that if such a conviction occurred in Maryland would result in an accumulation of five or more points on the instructor's driving record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Been charged or convicted of an offense involving alcohol, drugs, or controlled dangerous substances while operating a motor vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Been charged or convicted of any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Had their driving privileges canceled, suspended, revoked, or subject to alcohol, ignition interlock, work-only, or education-only restrictions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>