GDSA Publications
Legislative Agenda
The Drive Newsletter
Regulatory Agenda
(Coming soon)
Membership Types
Membership for:
- Driving Instructors
- Teachers
- Clinical Evaluators
- Occupational & Physical Therapists
- Addiction Counselors
- Any other individual in a related field
Membership for:
- Associations
- Governments
- Corporations (For-Profit)
- Organizations (Non-Profit)
- Foundations
Membership for:
- Driving Schools (Private and Public)
- Driver Improvement Clinics
- DUI Risk Reduction Programs
- Commercial Truck Driver Training Schools
- High Schools, Colleges, Universities, and Technical Colleges
Membership Benefits
After joining, all Tier II and Tier III members will be listed in the private member directory (unless you choose to opt-out at sign up, or through your account management page at any time).
You will be able to manage the information shown on your profile in this directory by signing into your GDSA account at any time. This includes your business logo, contact information, all of your business locations and their contact info, services you provide, a photo gallery, website links, a current deal/special you are running and more!
Some of the additional "offline" benefits for each type of member are listed below:
Tier I - Individual Benefits
- Annual Traffic Law updates
- Discounts from GDSA Driving Schools on programs and courses
- Shopping Discounts from Businesses such as Auto Dealers
- Employment Opportunities/Job listing and Resume/ Travel Instructor Pool
- Individual certification for DriveABILITY Driver Improvement Curriculum
Tier II - Group Benefits
- Association discounts through our purchasing power
- Discounts on Congresses and Conventions to display and present
- Discount Advertising in our Publication
- Partnership opportunities with Private Entities
- Continuing Education
- Sell your product or services to our members
- BTB Trade Opportunities
Tier III - School Benefits
- Be part of the overall shaping of our industry (Unity) (Committee Works)
- Continuing Education
- Congresses and Conventions
- Instructor Recruiting/Training (Excellence)
- DriveABILITY Defensive Driving Curriculum (Includes up to 25 Instructor Certifications)
- Instructor Training Courses
- Other unique programs to help increase your revenue (Prosperity)
Membership Period and Renewal
Membership period is 1 full year starting July 1st of each year. Dues are pro-rated based on when you join.
If you join between May 30th-June 30th of the current membership year, dues for the next membership year will be added to the payment. Pro-rating only apply to dues for the current membership year and membership for the next year will be due in full.