Section 256.641 - Renewal of driver education instructor certificate; application; format; effect of expired certificate; criminal history check; validity and duration of certificate; fee(1) A certified driver education instructor may apply to the secretary of state for renewal of his or her driver education instructor certificate. The application shall be in a format as prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include all of the following:(a) A properly completed application signed by the applicant.(b) A certification that the applicant complies with the professional development requirements of this act and any additional verification regarding compliance with the professional development requirements of this act as prescribed by the secretary of state.(c) A nonrefundable application processing fee of $45.00.(d) Every 2 years, a new certified medical examination report that is not older than 90 days and that is prepared by a physician, a physician's assistant, or a certified nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this state or in the applicant's state of residence. The report shall include a statement by the person that certified the report that the applicant is medically qualified to operate a motor vehicle and to train others to operate a motor vehicle.(e) Other information and documents prescribed by the secretary of state.(2) If the secretary of state receives a properly completed renewal application before the applicant's driver education instructor's current certificate expires, the certificate continues in full force and effect until the secretary of state either approves or denies the renewal application. If the secretary of state does not receive a properly completed renewal application before the driver education instructor certificate expires, the driver education instructor shall not offer to engage or engage in the activity of a driver education instructor until the secretary of state issues the holder of the expired certificate an original or renewal driver education instructor certificate as provided in this act.(3) The secretary of state shall not issue a renewal certificate more than 30 days after a driver education instructor certificate expires unless the instructor has submitted a properly completed renewal application within 30 days after the certificate's expiration date. An instructor that applies for a certificate renewal later than 30 days after the certificate expires shall apply to the secretary of state for an original driver education instructor certificate.(4) A certified driver education instructor shall complete a criminal history check as described in section 29 to the satisfaction of the secretary of state every 4 years on a renewal application for a driver education instructor certificate.(5) A driver education instructor certificate issued under this act is valid for 2 years. The original expiration date is exactly 2 years from the date the secretary of state issues the instructor an original certificate. An instructor's renewal certificate expires 2 years after its issuance on the same day and month that the original certificate expired. (6) A nonrefundable application processing fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the driver education provider and instructor fund created under section 83.Added by 2006, Act 384, s 11, eff. 10/1/2006.