Section 140IAC4-4-6. Hours of instruction; invalidation

   (a) In addition to any other requirements, every student shall attend a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom training and six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel training to complete a driver education class successfully and to be eligible for a driving skills test waiver.

  (b) If a student fails to attend the required minimum number of hours of instruction, or fails to complete a driver education class successfully, the school shall notify the bureau in writing, within ten (10) days, that the student failed to attend or successfully complete the class. The bureau shall expire the student's learner's permit upon receipt of said notification.

  (c) A student may not complete more than three (3) hours of classroom training in a calendar day, and may not complete more than one (1) hour of behind-the-wheel training in a calendar day.

  (d) Individuals who have successfully completed either the classroom training or behind-the-wheel training phase of an approved course at a licensed school may transfer that phase of the course to another licensed school if:

(1) the second school is willing to complete the unfinished phase of the course;

(2) the first school transfers written documentation to the second school, showing which phase the student successfully completed; and

(3) upon successful completion of both phases, the second school certifies that the individual has successfully completed both phases.

  (e) Individuals who have not fully completed a phase of a course may transfer the completed portions of the course to another school only under the following conditions:

(1) The first school is unable to complete the course within one hundred twenty (120) days of its commencement.

(2) The student is unable to complete the course due to illness, injury, or other circumstances not under the student's or parents' reasonable control.

(3) Other justifications approved by the bureau.

(Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 4-4-6; filed Nov 12, 1998, 3:00 p.m.: 22 IR 971; readopted filed Nov 16, 2004, 12:25 p.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed Nov 14, 2007, 1:31 p.m.: 20071212-IR-140070562RFA; filed Oct 7, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081105-IR-140080215FRA; readopted filed Nov 3, 2014, 1:43 p.m.: 20141203-IR-140140375RFA; filed Nov 25, 2014, 3:50 p.m.: 20141224-IR-140140292FRA)