§ 21-3-501 — Driver's education programs

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, any school
district providing instruction in grades nine (9) through twelve
(12) for driver's education shall upon application to the
department of transportation through the department of education
in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, be reimbursed
an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount
actually expended by the district during the immediately
preceding school year for driver's education programs relating
to alcohol-impaired driving. Reimbursement under this section
shall be paid by the department of transportation to the
qualifying district on or before October 15 of any school year.
(b) Reimbursement to school districts under this section
shall be limited by the amount of federal or state funds made
available for this program for any school year.
(c) Application under subsection (a) of this section shall
be in a manner and form prescribed by department of
transportation rule and regulation, shall include driver's
education program expenditures for the applicable reporting
period and shall be submitted to the department of education not
later than September 1 of the appropriate school year.
Expenditures qualifying for reimbursement under this section
shall be subject to guidelines and standards established by
department of transportation rule and regulation.
(d) The school finance section of the department of audit
established under W.S. 9-1-513 shall conduct periodic audits of
the information submitted within applications filed under this
section and shall include the resulting audit findings within
the department's annual report to the legislature required by
W.S. 9-1-513(b)(viii).
(e) The department of education in consultation with the
department of transportation shall provide by rule and
regulation standards for driver education programs in high
schools, private schools as defined in W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iii),
community colleges, boards of cooperative educational services,
community education programs and drivers' education schools.
The department of transportation in consultation with the
department of education shall adopt procedures by rule and
regulation to implement the provisions of W.S. 31-7-108(a).
(f) The department shall designate and may employ a state
coordinator of driver education programs to provide oversight of
all driver education programs throughout the state. The
responsibilities of the coordinator shall include, but not be
limited to:
(i) Assuring quality driver education programs in
this state;
(ii) Serving as a liaison between the department of
education and the department of transportation;
(iii) Promoting driver safety throughout the state;
and
(iv) Reviewing and approving driver education
programs in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by
the departments of education and transportation.
(g) No driver education program identified in subsection
(e) of this section shall issue a certificate for purposes of
W.S. 31-7-108(a) unless the school's program has first been
reviewed and issued a certificate of approval by the state
coordinator of driver education. Certificates of approval shall
be issued only upon written application of the school, and shall
be issued for such periods and in such manner as provided in
rules and regulations of the department of education.