Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of › Rule 24.25.01 - RULES OF THE IDAHO DRIVING BUSINESSES LICENSURE BOARD › Section 24.25.01.103 - DRIVING INSTRUCTOR LICENSE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Driving
			 Record and Driver's License
. On a Board approved application form, each
			 applicant must submit a copy of a valid driver's license and a copy of a
			 satisfactory driving record. An unsatisfactory record includes, but is not
			 limited to, two (2) moving violations in the past twelve (12) months, or
			 suspension or revocation of a driver's license in the last thirty-six (36)
			 months, or a conviction involving alcohol or controlled substances within the
			 last thirty-six (36) months. (3-28-23)
02.
Criminal History Background
			 Check
. Each applicant must submit to a current, fingerprint-based
			 criminal history check conducted by an organization approved by the Board.
			 (3-28-23)
03.
Medical
			 Certificate
. A driving instructor licensee may not provide in-vehicle
			 instruction to students if the instructor suffers from a medical condition that
			 may impair the instructor's ability to safely instruct student drivers. Each
			 applicant for an instructor's license must obtain a medical examination
			 performed by a licensed medical professional. The examination must be completed
			 within two (2) years preceding the application. A driving instructor licensee
			 must obtain a new medical certificate every two (2) years and annually certify
			 compliance with these requirements. The applicant must submit a medical
			 examiner's certificate, issued and signed by a licensed, qualified medical
			 professional. If a medical condition exists, the applicant must re-certify as
			 the medical professional requires and submit that information to the Board.
			 (3-28-23)
04.
Instructor
			 Apprenticeship Training Program
. Applicants for licensure must
			 demonstrate to the Board's satisfaction that they have successfully completed
			 all required classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training hours from a
			 Board-approved instructor apprenticeship training program. The applicant must
			 have undertaken and completed the apprenticeship training program within the
			 five (5) year period immediately preceding the application. (3-28-23)
a. Proof of successful completion must
			 include written certificate from a Board-approved apprenticeship training
			 program certifying that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the program.
			 (3-28-23)
b. A person may not
			 enroll in an apprenticeship training program unless the person has applied for,
			 paid for, and obtained an apprenticeship permit from the Board. The applicant
			 must apply on Board-approved forms, which must identify the applicant and the
			 business licensee in whose approved apprenticeship training program the
			 applicant will be enrolled. The individual applicant must establish that they
			 are at least twenty-one (21) years old. An apprenticeship permit automatically
			 expires one (1) year after issuance. The Board also may suspend or revoke an
			 apprenticeship permit, and refuse to issue another permit, if the permittee
			 engages in any act or omission that would subject the permittee to discipline
			 if the permittee had an instructor's license. No one may be a permittee for
			 more than three (3) years. (3-28-23)