Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1060 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 1060.70 - Driver Training School Course of Instruction

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A minimum of 6 hours of classroom
			 instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction must be offered to each
			 student who enrolls in any driver training school. If a student declines the
			 classroom instruction, the school shall secure a signed statement from the
			 student on forms prescribed by the Department, wherein such student states that
			 he has been offered the 6 hours of classroom instruction and declines the
			 instruction. The statements shall be kept with the student's instruction
			 records.
b) Classroom instruction
			 shall be made available at least once each calendar month for students
			 currently enrolled in the school and shall include instruction in safe driving
			 practices in the operation of motor vehicles.
c) The minimum of 6 hours of behind-the-wheel
			 instruction shall consist of actual driving practice while in a motor vehicle.
			 Instruction given while the vehicle is parked shall not be recorded or be
			 considered as classroom instruction. Behind-the-wheel instruction must only be
			 given in a motor vehicle owned or leased by the Driver Training School which
			 has been safety inspected by the Illinois Department of Transportation and has
			 insurance which has been certified by the Department. If a student declines the
			 behind-the-wheel instruction, the school shall secure a signed statement from
			 the student, on forms prescribed by the Department, wherein such student states
			 he has been offered the 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction and declines
			 the instruction. The statements shall be kept with the student's instruction
			 records.
d) The minimum of 6 hours
			 of classroom instruction shall be offered to all students enrolled for a
			 regular course in any driver training school. Time spent by a student operating
			 a driving simulator under the supervision of a licensed instructor may be
			 counted as classroom instruction time, provided the student receives at least 4
			 hours of lectures or other instruction on safe driving practices.
e) Students enrolled in a short review course
			 need not comply with the minimum requirements stated above; however, no driver
			 training school shall offer a short review course to any student who has never
			 had a valid driver's license or a course in driver training and instruction
			 which meets the minimum requirements prescribed above.
f) Behind-the-wheel driving lessons,
			 observation lessons, travel time, or any combination thereof, shall not exceed
			 3 hours in length for any student in any 24 hour period, excluding time spent
			 at a Driver Services facility for testing purposes. If more than one student is
			 present in the training car (e.g., one student behind-the-wheel, one
			 observing), the total combined time should not exceed 3 hours, excluding time
			 spent at a Driver Services Facility for testing purposes. A driver training
			 school providing training for a commercial driver's license is exempt from this
			 requirement.
g) Each driver
			 training school must submit an "Enhanced Instruction Report" on a form
			 prescribed by the Department showing the name, address, and number of
			 behind-the-wheel instruction periods taken for every student who has had 25
			 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. A supplementary "Enhanced Instruction
			 Report" must be submitted after each additional 10 hours of instruction and a
			 final report must be submitted within 5 days after any such student completes
			 his instruction. A driver training school providing training for a commercial
			 driver's license is exempt from this requirement.
h) A student must possess a current or valid
			 instruction permit or valid driver's license unless exempted as provided by law
			 during each and every behind-the-wheel lesson.
i) The commercial driver training school
			 instructor shall be responsible for verifying that each student has a valid
			 instruction permit during each and every behind-the-wheel lesson.