281—21.20(321J) Course.
	21.20(1) A course provided in accordance with Division II of this chapter will be offered on a regular basis at each community college or by a substance abuse treatment program licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125. However, a community college is not required to offer the course if a substance abuse treatment program licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125 offers the course within the merged area served by the community college. A course provided in accordance with Division II of this chapter may be offered at a state correctional facility listed in Iowa Code section 904.102.
	21.20(2) The department will maintain a listing of all providers of approved courses in the state and publish this listing on the department’s website.
	21.20(3) Individuals who reside outside the state of Iowa and who are required by the state of Iowa to take a course for drinking drivers will have the opportunity to take the course in another state, provided the out-of-state course is comparable to those courses approved to be offered in the state of Iowa.
	21.20(4) Enrollment in the course is not limited to persons ordered to enroll, attend, and successfully complete the course required under Iowa Code sections 321J.1 and 321J.17(2). Any person under the age of 18 who is required to attend the courses for violation of Iowa Code section 321J.2 or 321J.17 must attend a course offered by a substance abuse treatment program licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125.
	21.20(5) An instructional course, including allowable delivery formats, will be approved by the department in consultation with the community colleges, substance abuse treatment programs licensed under Iowa Code chapter 125, the Iowa department of health and human services, and the Iowa department of corrections. The course will consist of at least 12 hours of instructional time. In-person instruction will be delivered over a minimum of a two-day period in blocks not to exceed four hours with a minimum of a 30-minute break between blocks. Each student attending a course will be provided with the appropriate course materials necessary to complete the course, which will not be reused. The course will be taught by an instructor certified by the curriculum provider to teach the course. Each course of instruction will establish the following:
	a. 	An understanding that alcohol-related problems could happen to anyone and that a person’s drinking choices matter. The course illustrates common views of society that prevent people from taking drinking choices seriously. Research is presented to challenge common views with an understanding that alcohol problems are related to lifestyle choices.
	b. 	An understanding that specific low-risk choices will help reduce the risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems at any point in life. The course presents research-based, low-risk guidelines.
	c. 	Methods of providing support for making low-risk choices.
	d. 	An accurate description of the progression of drinking to the development of alcoholism to help people weigh the risk involved with high-risk drinking and to see how high-risk choices may jeopardize their lives and the lives of others.
	e. 	Opportunities to develop a specific plan of action to follow through with low-risk choices. A list of community resources is provided for ongoing support and treatment as needed.
[ARC 7790C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]