Subpart 1.Designation.To be designated by the commissioner as a third-party testing program, an entity must meet one of the program categories specified in this part.
Subp. 2.Motor carrier.A third-party testing program that is a motor carrier must:
A. be registered as a business with the secretary of state;B. own or lease, and operate, its own commercial motor vehicles;C. administer commercial driver's license road tests and any necessary endorsement tests to operate the commercial motor vehicles; andD. administer tests only to employees of the business.Subp. 3.School bus company.A third-party testing program that is a school bus company must:
A. be registered as a business with the secretary of state;B. own or lease, and operate, its own school buses;C. administer road tests and any necessary endorsement tests to operate the school buses; andD. administer tests only to employees of the company.Subp. 4.Postsecondary school.A third-party testing program that is a postsecondary school must:
A. be a public institution regulated by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D, or be a public institution regulated by the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities;B. own or lease its own vehicles used for testing, or contract to operate government-owned vehicles;C. offer courses in operating commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles;D. administer commercial driver's license road and endorsement tests or motorcycle endorsement skills tests; andE. administer tests only to students enrolled full time who complete courses offered by the institution.Subp. 5.School district.A third-party testing program that is a school district must:
A. own or lease, and operate, its own school buses;B. administer road tests and any necessary endorsement tests to operate a school bus; andC. unless a bilateral agreement has been approved by the commissioner under part 7410.6460, administer tests only to employees of the district.Subp. 6.Motorcycle safety course.A third-party testing program that is a motorcycle safety course must:
A. be licensed as a commercial driver's education program under chapter 7411;B. be registered as a business with the secretary of state or have a tax identification number as a nonprofit organization;C. own or lease its own motorcycles used for testing, or contract to operate government-owned motorcycles;D. administer skills tests and any necessary endorsement tests to operate a motorcycle; andE. administer tests only to students 18 years of age and older who are enrolled full time in the program's motorcycle course and who complete the course.Subp. 7.Public transit authority.A third-party testing program that is a public transit authority must:
A. own and operate its own commercial passenger buses;B. administer road tests and any necessary endorsement tests to operate a bus; andC. administer tests only to employees of the authority.Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7410, ROAD AND SKILLS TESTING BY THIRD-PARTY TESTERS, pt. 7410.6100
Statutory Authority: MS s 299A.01