1549 - Establishment of schools.

     § 1549.  Establishment of schools.        (a)  Driver improvement schools.--The department is     authorized to establish and maintain driver improvement schools     throughout this Commonwealth. The department may approve and     conduct an annual review of the course material for the schools.     The curriculum to be presented must be uniform throughout this     Commonwealth. All instructors shall be properly certified by the     department after the completion of a course of instruction     approved by the department.        (b)  Alcohol highway safety schools.--            (1)  Each county, multicounty judicial district or group        of counties combined under one program shall, in compliance        with regulations of the department and the Department of        Health, establish and maintain a course of instruction on the        problems of alcohol and driving. The time during which the        course is offered shall accommodate persons' work schedules,        including weekend and evening times.            (2)  These regulations shall include, but not be limited        to, a uniform curriculum for the course of instruction,        training and certification requirements for instructors and        provision for the giving of both oral and written notice of        the provisions of section 1543(b) (relating to driving while        operating privilege is suspended or revoked) to all program        participants.     (Dec. 15, 1982, P.L.1268, No.289, eff. 30 days; Nov. 23, 1987,     P.L.399, No.82, eff. 60 days; Sept. 30, 2003, P.L.120, No.24,     eff. Feb. 1, 2004)        2003 Amendment.  Act 24 amended subsec. (b). Section 20(2) of     Act 24 provided that by October 1, 2004, the Department of     Transportation shall promulgate regulations to implement subsec.     (b).        Cross References.  Section 1549 is referred to in section     3807 of this title.