SECTION 90.46. Additional Course Requirements for DWI Intervention Programs

(a) For purposes of this section, an individual session is defined as an individual meeting between instructor and participant in which the instructor checks the participant's workbook to monitor homework and student progress and assists with the participant's self-improvement techniques.

(b) In addition to the requirements under §90.42, each DWI Intervention Program provider must:

(1) provide a minimum of 30 hours of class instruction per course;

(2) conduct class modules which are not longer than three hours in length and not shorter than two hours in length;

(3) conduct no more than one class module per day;

(4) conduct no more than two class modules per week;

(5) conduct courses and each class with no more than 15 participants and with no fewer than three participants;

(6) provide make-up class modules for a maximum of two excused absences per participant; and

(7) conduct a minimum of two individual sessions with each participant and an individual exit interview with each participant.

(c) Within ten working days after completion of the course, the instructor must notify the appropriate community supervision and corrections department and forward a copy of the certificate of completion to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

(d) If the deadline for completing the course is less than ten working days after the participant's successful completion of the course, the instructor, prior to the deadline, must:

(1) forward a copy of the certificate of completion to DPS; and

(2) notify the appropriate community supervision and corrections department or court.

Source Note: The provisions of this §90.46 adopted to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 5101