California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 2.1 - Commercial Driver Licenses › Section 25.20 - Administrator Roles and Responsibilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Administrator must be an employee of
				  the employer, and must have sufficient knowledge of the provisions of the
				  California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Sections
				  25.06 through
				  25.22, to oversee the program and
				  serve as the employer's liaison with the department.
(b) The Administrator must sign the
				  Application, the DL 814 ETP and the DL 807 ETP if requesting a route
				  exemption.
(c) The Administrator is
				  responsible for ensuring compliance with all provisions and terms of the
				  Employer Testing Program regulations contained in the California Code of
				  Regulations, Title 13, Sections
				  25.06 through
				  25.23.
(d) The Administrator must ensure that the
				  Authorized Representatives, Examiners, and all drivers abide by the terms of
				  the Employer Testing Program regulations contained in the California Code of
				  Regulations, Title 13, Sections
				  25.06 through
				  25.23, in the performance of their
				  roles and responsibilities.
(e) The
				  Administrator must ensure that the driving test used for certification purposes
				  meets the department's Commercial Driver License Driving Performance Evaluation
				  standards.
(f) The Administrator
				  must ensure that the employer continues to meet the qualifying criteria for an
				  employer number pursuant to Section
				  25.07 of these
				  regulations.
(g) The Administrator
				  must ensure that any deficiencies found in the employer's program are corrected
				  prior to the employer resuming Employer Testing Program training, testing, and
				  driver certification.
(h) The
				  Administrator must provide proper training, testing, and employment records and
				  other required documentation when requested for inspection and verification by
				  the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or its representative, and the
				  department or its representative.
(i) The Administrator must not allow a DL 170
				  ETP to be issued when the employer no longer qualifies for participation in the
				  program.
(j) The Administrator must
				  ensure the Examiner is certified by the department pursuant to Section
				  25.22.
(k) The Administrator is required to submit a
				  schedule of commercial driver license skills test appointments to the
				  department no later than two business days prior to each test. The schedule
				  must be submitted on a Notification of Commercial Skills Test Schedule (OL 810,
				  New 10/2017), which is hereby incorporated by reference. Upon notification by
				  the department, the employer will utilize CSTIMS for submission of commercial
				  driver's license skills test appointments.
(l) The Administrator must notify the
				  department through CSTIMS of all skills test scores.
(m) The Administrator must not allow an
				  Examiner to conduct a driving test when the Examiner is no longer authorized or
				  qualified to do so.
1. New
					 section filed 1-5-2004; operative 2-4-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 2).
2. Amendment of subsections (b) and (i) and amendment of NOTE
					 filed 9-14-2006; operative 10-14-2006 (Register 2006, No. 37).
3.
					 Amendment of subsections (b) and (i) filed 11-3-2008; operative 12-3-2008
					 (Register 2008, No. 45).
4. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending subsections (b) and (i) and amending NOTE filed 6-19-2014 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2014, No. 25).
5. Amendment filed 8-16-2018;
					 operative 10-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						12804.9 and
						15250,
						Vehicle Code, and Part 383, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
						Regulations.