Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-48 - Instructor requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
				provide any instruction to a student in a driver education program unless such
				person complies with the requirements of section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, makes application to the commissioner, and
				is licensed by the commissioner.
(b) An applicant for an instructor's license
				shall submit an application on a form approved by the commissioner; such
				application shall include all information required by the commissioner, the
				required fee, and be signed by the applicant.
(c) An applicant for an instructor's license
				shall have held a valid operator's license for the past four (4) consecutive
				years.
(d) An applicant for an
				instructor's license shall present to the commissioner certification by a
				physician licensed in this state that the instructor is physically fit to
				operate a motor vehicle and provide driver training. Such certification shall
				be on a form approved by the commissioner, and be based on a medical
				examination within the prior three (3) months, and shall be made with respect
				to the standards contained in
				49 CFR
				391.41. Any change in an instructor's medical
				condition, which may affect the safe operation of a motor vehicle, shall be
				reported in writing to the commissioner within five (5) business
				days.
(e) An applicant for an
				instructor's license shall take and pass a behind-the-wheel driving test and
				written test as required by the commissioner. If an applicant fails an
				examination, the applicant may be reexamined not earlier than five (5) business
				days from the date of such failure upon the completion of additional training.
				An applicant shall provide proof of such additional training prior to any
				reexamination by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the
				schedule for all such reexaminations.
(f) An applicant for an instructor's license
				shall take and pass a course in instructor training having at least three (3)
				semester hours of credit, of not less than forty-five (45) clock hours in
				length, which has been approved by the commissioner. Proficiency testing of
				each instructor shall be required by the commissioner.
(g) An applicant for an instructor's license
				shall be fingerprinted prior to issuance of a license and be subject to a state
				and national records check and a check of the state child abuse and neglect
				registry pursuant to section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. If there is a criminal record or listing
				on the state child abuse and neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a
				determination whether to issue a license using the standards set out in section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(h) An applicant for an instructor's license
				shall have a driving history with no more than two (2) moving violations as
				listed in section
				14-111g
				of the Connecticut General Statute or in section
				14-137a-5
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies within the previous three (3)
				year period.
(i) An applicant for
				an instructor's license or any licensed instructor, shall be disqualified from
				instructor status for a period of five (5) years upon a first conviction of
				section
				14-224,
				14-227a,
				14-227b,
				53a-56b,
				53a-57,
				or
				53a-60d
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, and upon a second or subsequent conviction
				occurring within ten (10) years of a prior conviction, shall be disqualified
				for ten (10) years.
(j) Within
				three (3) years following their initial licensure, an instructor shall annually
				attend seminars in traffic safety sponsored by the department or take an
				advanced instructor course of not less than forty-five hours in traffic safely
				pursuant to section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. The commissioner shall approve such
				advanced course. An instructor shall provide the commissioner with proof of
				compliance of the additional training prior to his or her license
				renewal