Agenda - Issues addressed...

• May 24, 2011: The Driver Education providers were invited to attend one of two briefings held on May 24, 2011 to discuss the August 9-12, 2010 Technical Assessment conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Technical Assistance Team. Representatives from DEAM attended the earlier 9 a.m. briefing. Click here for information gathered at that briefing. Also click here to download and read the actual 'Assessment' (approx. 2MB in .pdf format).
• August 9th thru 12th, 2010: Maryland hosted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Sponsored Driver Education Assessment in August 2010. Maryland was the first state to undertake the assessment process. The NHTSA had panels of individuals from across the country that interviewed Maryland students, school representatives, and other individuals regarding driver education. At the end of the assessment, a final "write-up" will be created which evaluates the strength and weaknesses of the current Maryland driver education system. Click here for the Assessment Agenda.
• January 2010 through February 2010: Review of the "NEW" DIP curriculum. Click here to view email communications between DEAM and the MVA for a brief synopsis. Also click here to view the actual review of the MVA's 75 page document - DEAM's comments are highlighted in red.
• July 31, 2008: Problems with the MVA's Error Listing for PSC/DIP completions - MVA's "Data Entry" system. Click here to view email communications between DEAM and the MVA for a brief synopsis.
• June 30, 2008: Quality Standards for Internet PSC/DIP programs. Click on the Meeting Minutes button above to view the minutes of the June 30th meeting with the MVA to discuss enforcing quality standards for Internet PSC/DIP programs.
• April 2008 through June 2008: Driver's Education Regulations. DEAM attended several formal and informal meetings regarding COMAR for Driver's Education Schools. Issues included but not limited to the following: Obtaining Driver Records, Instructor Certification Courses, Instructor Trainers, Student Instructors and Background Checks. (Meeting minutes not available)
• October 18, 2007: PSC/DIP COMAR. We sent a letter addressing our concerns regarding the proposed COMAR (11.17.07) changes to PSC/DIP. The letter was sent to Carolyn Decker and the AERL committee. Click here to view the COMAR Changes DRAFT Appeal Letter.