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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 11.23.02.09" title_num="11" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="02" heading="Record and Report Requirements for Certified Schools.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A certified school shall maintain for at least 3 years, in a secure location, in hard copy or electronic format, records and reports of all business activities for the program. These records and reports shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Instructor employment records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Training vehicle insurance, maintenance, inspection, and registration records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Surety bond certificates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Results of tests and evaluations administered to each student;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Copies of each student's program completion forms; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Signed student rights and responsibilities forms provided in accordance with Regulation .08E of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The records and reports shall be made available for inspection by the Administration, during the school's posted business hours.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the records or reports of a school become lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the school shall notify the Administration immediately, in writing, and state the date and circumstances involving the loss, mutilation, or destruction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A school shall within 1 business day notify the Administration, in writing, of any vehicular crash that involves a training vehicle and results in a fatality.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Effective January 1, 2010, a school shall submit an annual report to the Administration by January 31 for the previous calendar year. The report shall be submitted in the format required by the Administration and shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The number of applicants and students enrolled in the program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The number of students participating in the program who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Were deaf and hard of hearing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Were 18 years old or older;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Required additional or remedial training;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Dropped out of the program before completion; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Transferred to another school.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Effective January 1, 2009, a school shall submit a completion certification report electronically to the Administration for each student who successfully completes the program within 1 business day of the student's completion, in the format approved by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The completion certification report shall include the successful completion of the program, including both classroom and behind-the-wheel program instruction for each student.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A certified school shall electronically submit corrected information to the Administration within 1 business day of the notification of any errors in the submission of a completion certification report.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>