§ 399-E — Standards for course approval

§ 399-e. Standards for course approval. 1. To be approved, a course\nmust:\n (a) Have been given for at least two years by the applicant agency or\norganization prior to the submission of an application.\n * (b) Provide at least three hundred twenty minutes of instruction,\nwith a certified instructor present. The requirement that a certified\ninstructor be present shall not be applicable to a program approved\npursuant to article twelve-C of this title. Nothing in this section\nshall prevent the use of audio/visual aids as part of the course\npresentation prescribed by the commissioner.\n * NB Effective until April 1, 2026\n * (b) Provide at least three hundred twenty minutes of instruction,\nwith a certified instructor present. Nothing in this section shall\nprevent the use of audio/visual aids as part of the course presentation\nprescribed by the commissioner.\n * NB Effective April 1, 2026\n (c) Provide a description of the minimum qualifications of all\nmanagers and instructors who will be hired by the applicant.\n (d) Provide each instructor with an instructor's manual and provide\nstudent workbooks and/or manuals for each course participant.\n (e) Provide a copy of a completion certificate which is designed to\nprevent and is capable of preventing fraud and forgery, and which is\napproved by the commissioner for the purpose of verifying course\ncompletion for submission to insurance companies.\n (f) Provide proof of effectiveness pursuant to section three hundred\nninety-nine-f of this article.\n 2. The commissioner is authorized to suspend or revoke approval of a\nsponsoring agency should the commissioner find that the sponsoring\nagency, its delivery agency or its instructors have been found to be in\nviolation of any applicable laws or regulations.\n