Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Approved High School Driver Education
Course
1) The Department shall exempt a high
school student from a facility-administered road test if the student has earned
a grade of A or B for an approved high school driver education course, passed a
road test administered by a Department-certified high school driver education
instructor, and presents an authorization form signed by the driver education
instructor exempting the student from the facility-administered road
test.
2) Each local board of
education that wants to participate in the cooperative driver testing program
must submit an application to the Field Services Bureau, Department of Driver
Services of the Secretary of State's Office, 2701 S. Dirksen Parkway,
Springfield, Illinois 62723. The application shall consist of the Cooperative
Driver Testing Program Intent to Participate form and also a Compliance
Affidavit for each participating driver education instructor. The application
shall include the name and address of the high school and the names of the
driver education instructors who will participate in the program. The
application shall also include a statement that the schools and instructors
listed for participation in the program shall administer a road test. The
application shall be submitted once per calendar year. The Department shall
accept all Intent to Participate forms that are accurate and complete and
signed by the district superintendent. The Department shall accept all
Compliance Affidavits that are accurate and complete and that show compliance
with subsection (a)(3).
3) Each
high school instructor shall submit a compliance affidavit that shows the
instructor is an accredited driver education teacher with the Illinois State
Board of Education pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
1.737(b)(3),
possesses either a valid Illinois driver's license or a valid and properly
classified out-of-state driver's license with submission annually of an
acceptable, certified out-of-state driving abstract, and shall have attended an
initial certification clinic offered by the Department.
4) Each high school instructor shall notify
the Department if a student fails a road test administered by the instructor.
The notification shall be made within two business days after the failure and
shall include the student's name, instruction permit number, road test score
sheet, and the date on which the road test was administered.
5) A high school instructor may not conduct a
road test for a student who has previously failed a Cooperative Testing road
exam.
6) The high school instructor
shall submit a schedule of road tests in a manner prescribed by the Department,
including but not limited to dates, times, and locations of testing, to the
Department, no later than two business days prior to each test.
b) Approved Commercial Drivers
Training School Driver Education Course
1) The
Department shall exempt a high school student or a student who is no longer
attending high school, has not yet reached the age of 18, and who meets the
qualifications set forth in IVC Section 6-408.5(b) from a facility-administered
road test if the student has:
A) earned a
grade of A or B in the classroom portion of an approved high school driver
education course and has completed the behind-the-wheel portion at a high
school or a commercial driver training school; or
B) obtained an overall score of 80% in an
approved driver education course at commercial driver training school licensed
pursuant to IVC Section 6-401 and passed a road test administered by a
commercial driver training school instructor certified by the Department to
administer road tests.
2) Each commercial driver training school
that wants to administer a road test must submit an application to the
Commercial Driver Training School Section, Department of Driver Services, 1800
W. Hawthorne Lane, West Chicago, IL 60185. The application shall consist of the
Secretary of State Intent to Participate form and a Compliance Affidavit for
each participating commercial driver training instructor. The application shall
include the name and address of the commercial driver training school (and
branch if applicable) and the names of the commercial driver training
instructors who will participate in administering road exams. The application
shall be submitted once per calendar year and updated as needed during the
year. The Department shall approve only those applications and instructors who
meet the criteria set forth in Section
1060.270 and who have completed
an initial certification clinic offered by the Department.
c) The exemption from the facility testing
will expire on the same day as the student's current instruction permit. The
student shall be required to obtain a valid driver's license prior to the
expiration date of the permit in accordance with the program. After the
expiration date, the student shall complete a facility-administered road test.
No extension of the exemption from facility testing beyond the expiration date
of the instruction permit shall be allowed.
d) The Department may spot-check a sample of
the exempted driver population. The Field Services Bureau of the Department
shall choose the sample to be tested based on the applicant's birthday. Three
calendar days per month shall be designated for the testing, and an applicant
whose birthday is on one of the selected days shall be required to successfully
complete a facility-administered drive test. The selected dates shall be
altered every three months.
e) The
exemption authorization form shall be designated in a manner prescribed by the
Department. The student shall submit the authorization form to a Driver
Services Facility employee of the Department when applying for a driver's
license.
f) Motorcycle Road Test.
The Department shall exempt an applicant for a Class M or Class L driver's
license (see Section 1030.30), which allows operation
of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, from a facility-administered road test
if the applicant possesses a valid Illinois driver's license to operate any
other classification of motor vehicles and:
1)
shows acceptable proof of completion of a motorcycle rider safety training
course approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation stating the
individual is qualified to operate a motorcycle and/or motor-driven cycle with
the cubic centimeter piston displacement that correlates to the classification
of driver's license applied for. Successful completion of the motorcycle rider
safety training course shall be evidenced by a Student Completion Card issued
by the Illinois Department of Transportation not more than one year prior to
the date of application; or
2) is
an active-duty member of the United States Armed Forces and presents a
motorcycle rider training/testing course completion card issued by the
Motorcycle Safety Foundation, dated not more than one year prior to the date of
application, that indicates the applicant is qualified to operate a motorcycle
or motor-driven cycle with cubic centimeter piston displacement that correlates
to the classification of driver's license for which the applicant is applying.
The completion card must be accompanied by an Illinois Secretary of State
approved verification form completed by the applicant and examiner certified by
the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.