N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 399-e: Standards for course approval

§ 399-e. Standards for course approval. 1. To be approved, a course

must:

(a) Have been given for at least two years by the applicant agency or

organization prior to the submission of an application.

* (b) Provide at least three hundred twenty minutes of instruction,

with a certified instructor present. The requirement that a certified

instructor be present shall not be applicable to a program approved

pursuant to article twelve-C of this title. Nothing in this section

shall prevent the use of audio/visual aids as part of the course

presentation prescribed by the commissioner.

* NB Effective until April 1, 2028

* (b) Provide at least three hundred twenty minutes of instruction,

with a certified instructor present. Nothing in this section shall

prevent the use of audio/visual aids as part of the course presentation

prescribed by the commissioner.

* NB Effective April 1, 2028

(c) Provide a description of the minimum qualifications of all

managers and instructors who will be hired by the applicant.

(d) Provide each instructor with an instructor's manual and provide

student workbooks and/or manuals for each course participant.

(e) Provide a copy of a completion certificate which is designed to

prevent and is capable of preventing fraud and forgery, and which is

approved by the commissioner for the purpose of verifying course

completion for submission to insurance companies.

(f) Provide proof of effectiveness pursuant to section three hundred

ninety-nine-f of this article.

2. The commissioner is authorized to suspend or revoke approval of a

sponsoring agency should the commissioner find that the sponsoring

agency, its delivery agency or its instructors have been found to be in

violation of any applicable laws or regulations.