Section R708-2-12 - Home-Study and Online Course(1) A commercial driver training school may offer a home-study or online learning course of instruction as a substitute for the classroom instruction set forth in Section R708-2-11 provided the commercial school has been in business a minimum of 2 years, violation free and is approved by the division.(2) The division will monitor any approved home-study or online course to ensure the course runs as originally planned.(3) The average study time required to complete the workbook exercises shall meet or exceed 30 hours.(4) A home-study or online course shall consist, at a minimum, of:(c) a 50-question competency test that addresses the subjects described in Section R708-2-11.(5) Materials, including texts, workbooks, and tests, used in the course shall be submitted by the commercial driver training school to the division for approval.(6) The commercial driver training school shall notify the division of any substantive changes in the course.(7) A home-study or online student shall: (a) complete the workbook exercises; and(b) pass the 50-question written competency test with a score of 80% or higher.(8) Testing shall occur under the following conditions:(a) the home-study or online student shall take the test in person at the commercial driver training school with a licensed instructor or a state approved proctor present;(b) the identity of the home-study or online student shall be verified by a licensed instructor or a state approved proctor prior to testing;(c) the home-study or online student shall complete the test without any outside help;(d) the commercial driver training school shall maintain at least three separate 50-question competency tests created from a test pool of at least 200 questions;(e) the home-study or online student shall be given a minimum of three opportunities to pass the test; (f) after each test failure, the commercial driver training school or approved proctored testing facility shall provide the student with additional instruction to assist the student to pass the next test;(g) the fees paid by the student for the driver training course shall include the three opportunities to attempt to pass the test and any additional instruction required;(h) a home-study or online student shall pass the test to complete the driver training course;(i) the commercial driver training school shall maintain records of each test administered for four years; (j) test records shall include the results of each test administered to students; and(j) upon completion of the requirements of the driver training course, the commercial driver training school shall enter the completion date and score into DEMS within 24 hours.(9) An approved testing proctor shall: (a) be employed by a licensed commercial driver training school for a minimum of 2 months prior to proctoring tests for students; and(b) possess a valid commercial driver training school instructor license.(10) Each commercial driver training school will be responsible to provide training for DEMS to proctors employed by the commercial driver training school.Utah Admin. Code R708-2-12
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-24, effective 12/9/2021