Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 14-36f-1 to
				14-36f-17,
				inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Behind-the-wheel instruction" means
			 instruction or training provided to a student by a qualified secondary school
			 teacher, or by a commercial driving instructor, which permits the student to
			 obtain driving experience on public roads and highways, in a motor vehicle
			 equipped and registered as required by law, while the student is operating the
			 motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of section
			 14-36f-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or in accordance with
			 14-36f-14 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) "Classroom instruction" means group
			 instruction of students in a classroom or similar group situation, by a
			 qualified secondary school teacher or by a commercial driving school
			 instructor, in accordance with the provisions of section
			 14-36f-4 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) "Clock hour" means sixty (60)
			 minutes;
(4) "Commercial driving
			 instructor" means a person who has an instructor's license as provided in
			 section
			 14-73
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is employed by a commercial driving
			 school licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section
			 14-69
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(5) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
			 motor vehicles or the commissioner's designee;
(6) "Department" means the department of
			 motor vehicles;
(7) Driver's
			 education certificate§ means a form approved by the commissioner, which
			 evidences successful completion of course requirements, as required by section
			 14-36f-7
			 and
			 14-36f-7
			 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(8) "Driver education program" means an
			 organized system of instruction in safe driving procedure and practice in a
			 secondary school approved by the commissioner permitting a student to obtain
			 behind-the-wheel or classroom instruction, or both;
(9) "Dual control vehicle" means a motor
			 vehicle having dual controls on the foot-brake and on the clutch if so
			 equipped, installed and maintained in accordance with the recommendations,
			 operable by a person in the front seat of the vehicle other than the
			 driver;
(10) "Full course" means a
			 minimum of thirty (30) classroom hours and eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel
			 instruction in accordance with section
			 14-36f-4(a)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(11) "Master instructor" means a person
			 approved by the commissioner to provide instructor training, and who meets the
			 requirements of section
			 14-36f-6
			 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(12) "Qualified secondary school teacher"
			 means a State Board of Education approved teacher in a secondary school,
			 certified in accordance with the provisions of section
			 10-145
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and applicable regulations, to teach
			 grades seven or above, who is endorsed to teach driver education, and is
			 approved by the commissioner in accordance with section
			 14-36f-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(13) "Secondary school" means a local or
			 regional board of education, public, state vocational, or a private or
			 parochial school, which provides education in the levels between elementary
			 school and college and offers the opportunity to obtain a diploma;
(14) "Secondary school certificate" means a
			 form approved by the commissioner which may be issued to a secondary school
			 which meets the requirements of section
			 14-36e
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(15) "Student" means a person enrolled in a
			 course of classroom instruction, behind the wheel instruction or both in motor
			 vehicle operation and highway safety at a secondary school.