Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 111g - Standards and Procedures for Retraining of Motor Vehicle Operators › Section 14-111g-4 - Certification of program providers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) On and after
			 the effective date of sections
			 14-111g-1
			 to
			 14-111g-14,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the Commissioner
			 may certify one or more program providers to conduct an operator retraining
			 program. For convenience of administration, the Commissioner may determine the
			 number of certified providers needed.
(b) In order to be certified, a provider
			 shall submit an application, in writing, to the Commissioner, in such form and
			 containing such information as the Commissioner shall require. The application
			 fee required by subsection (b) of section
			 14-111g
			 of the Connecticut General Statute shall be submitted with each application.
			 The Commissioner may deny an application for certification as a provider, or
			 renewal of such certification, to conduct an operator retraining program for
			 any reason or cause the Commissioner deems sufficient. A denial shall be
			 communicated in writing and mailed to the applicant.
(c) Each provider certified shall, at a
			 minimum, meet the following criteria:
(1) The
			 provider shall have a permanent place of business in this state, where all
			 operator retraining program records are to be maintained and accessible to the
			 Commissioner, during normal business hours;
(2) The provider shall file and continuously
			 maintain a surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such
			 bond shall be conditioned upon the provider complying with the provisions of
			 any state or federal law or regulation relating to the conduct of any operator
			 retraining program and provided as indemnity for any loss or expense sustained
			 by either the state or any person by reason of any acts or omissions of the
			 provider. Such bond shall be executed in the name of the State of Connecticut
			 for the benefit of any aggrieved party, but the penalty of the bond shall not
			 be invoked except upon order of the Commissioner after a hearing is held before
			 him in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(3) The provider shall be
			 registered to do business in the State of Connecticut and be in good standing
			 with the Office of the Secretary of State, and shall continuously maintain such
			 status;
(4) The provider shall
			 biennially demonstrate to the Commissioner its compliance with all federal,
			 state and local tax obligations;
(5) The provider shall submit to the
			 commissioner for approval a detailed curriculum and a lesson plan and any
			 amendments to such materials which shall be utilized in each operator
			 retraining class;
(6) The provider
			 shall identify all classroom locations and facilities in which the operator
			 retraining program is to be conducted. The provider shall demonstrate
			 compliance with all governmental zoning, health, safety and fire code
			 requirements for each classroom location and each location shall be subject to
			 inspection by the Commissioner, at any reasonable time;
(7) The provider shall comply with all
			 applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title 42, United
			 States Code, section 12101, et seq., as amended;
(8) The provider shall comply with all
			 nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions as required by sections
			 4a-60
			 and
			 4a-60a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and with Executive Order
			 Numbers 3 and 17 of Governor Thomas J. Meskill, and Executive Order Number 16
			 of Governor John G. Rowland;
(9)
			 The provider shall agree not to disclose any personal information, as defined
			 in section
			 14-10
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, obtained from any motor vehicle operator
			 or from the department, except to the department, or as approved and directed
			 by the Commissioner;
(10) The
			 provider shall identify all operator retraining program instructors and the
			 instructors' qualifications. A current roster of instructors shall be
			 continuously maintained on forms approved by the Commissioner at the provider's
			 permanent place of business and shall be available for inspection. Biennially,
			 the provider shall submit the names and qualifications of each instructor for
			 review and approval by the Commissioner;
(11) Each provider shall be responsible for
			 the conduct and content of instruction provided by its instructors, and for
			 maintaining the required curriculum and professional standards during the
			 program.