Section 14-78-45 - Proficiency testing(a) Each commercial driving instructor licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-73 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be subject to periodic driving proficiency tests administered by the commissioner. Such driving proficiency tests shall be administered on a schedule determined by the commissioner, and no more than two (2) years shall pass between such driving proficiency tests. A licensed commercial driving instructor who fails any proficiency test shall not provide instruction to any student. A retest shall be conducted by the commissioner not earlier than five (5) business days from the date of such failure and until such licensed driving instructor has received additional instruction administered by a master instructor, and provided the commissioner with proof of such additional instruction. Any proficiency test may include knowledge of statutory and regulatory changes which affect motor vehicle operation.(b) A commercial driving instructor may be issued a limited license to provide classroom instruction only. Each applicant for such a license shall have a high school diploma and shall have not less than five (5) years experience as a teacher or qualified member of a public safety organization. Each applicant shall provide at least two letters of reference. The holder of each such license shall undergo instructor training at least once every two years. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, any commercial driving instructor licensed by the commissioner to provide classroom instruction only shall not be required by the commissioner to undergo driving proficiency testing unless the scope of such instructor's duties will be expanded to include behind-the-wheel instruction. After October 1, 2010, the commissioner shall not issue a license to act as an instructor in a classroom only. A classroom instructor licensed prior to October 1, 2010, may renew his or her classroom license according to the requirements of section 14-78-51 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-78-45
Effective February 24, 1997; Amended December 23, 2003; Amended October 1, 2012