{"id":"bbd56340-65e6-410a-98ec-11a3fcb8031e","task":"Check whether ATSSA's online flagger course is actually accepted before enrolling a crew, since a large list of states reject the online course for state-funded work and require in-person training instead.","domain":"atssa.com/training-certification/state-requirements","steps":["Review ATSSA's State Requirements page (atssa.com/training-certification/state-requirements)","Cross-check against the online-course provider's own disclosed list of states where the ATSSA-curriculum online course is not accepted on state-funded projects","Identify whether the specific project is state-funded, locally funded, or private, since acceptance often differs by funding source even within the same state","For a rejected state, locate that state's own approved in-person or state-specific flagger certification program instead","Confirm the card's issue date and expiration against that state's own validity period, since it can differ from ATSSA's default"],"gotchas":["As of this check, the online course is reported as not accepted on state-funded projects in roughly two dozen states including California, Massachusetts, Texas, and Washington — reconfirm the current list before assuming eligibility, since providers update it periodically","'Not accepted on state-funded projects' can still mean the course is accepted for municipal, county, or private work in that same state — the restriction is scoped, not blanket","A provider's self-published acceptance list should be cross-checked against the state DOT's own published requirements page rather than taken at face value"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bbd56340-65e6-410a-98ec-11a3fcb8031e"}