Illinois Administrative Code
Title 50 - INSURANCE
Part 8000 - MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTION
Section 8000.40 - In-Person and Virtual Course Instructor Approval

1) have the Provider submit to the Program Administrator a completed application on a form prescribed by the Secretary. The application shall certify that the instructor has successfully completed the Provider's instructor preparation course and has been approved by the Provider as an instructor of the approved course and shall certify that the instructor has experience in communication skills, working knowledge of curriculum topics, ability to organize material for presentation and ability to make accurate assessments of driving attitude and behavior;

2) have held a valid driver's license for a period of at least two consecutive years immediately prior to the date of application. A lapse in the renewal of the driver's license of 30 days or less shall not render the applicant ineligible. The Program Administrator has the discretion to grant a waiver for a lapse in the renewal of the driver's license in excess of 30 days. Factors to be considered by the Program Administrator when reviewing a request for waiver include, but are not limited to, the length of the driver's license lapse, number of sanctions or convictions, if any, on the driving record, and any extenuating circumstances that prevented the applicant from renewing in a timely manner. An instructor's driving privileges must not have been suspended or revoked for one or more traffic violations within the past seven years; or

3) In-person and virtual instructors who hold a driver's license from another state must submit a certified driving record from their home state, dated no more than 30 days prior to application, with their application form to the Program Administrator for approval.