Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, as a result
of the COVID-19 emergency declared through the Gubernatorial Disaster
Proclamations, the following procedures shall apply for the time periods
specified in this Section:
a)
Classroom instruction may be provided virtually, via a live webcast taught by a
licensed instructor or via pre-recorded sessions taught by a licensed
instructor, until such time as the region in which the driving training school
is located reaches Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan released by Governor
Pritzker's office on May 5, 2020. If a pre-recorded program is to be used, it
must be submitted to the Department for approval. Content must be specific to
Illinois laws and Rules of the Road.
1) The
instruction must include all course content set forth in Section
1060.181.
2) A student who started classroom
instruction virtually may be allowed to finish virtual classroom instruction
even if the driving training school is located in a region that reaches Phase 5
before classroom instruction is concluded.
3) If pre-recorded instruction is used, the
student may not be allowed to fast-forward through instruction or skip a
classroom session.
b) A
driving training school may, but is not required to, resume in-person classroom
instruction when the region in which the commercial driving school is located
reaches Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, so long as no more than 10
persons, inclusive of students and staff, are physically present in the
classroom or upon reaching Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan, so long as the
school complies with Section
1060.181(b)(1)(C)
and the following conditions:
1) Adherence to
social distancing guidelines promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public
Health (IDPH);
2) Face coverings
must be worn by instructors and students, in accordance with IDPH safety
guidance;
3) Hand sanitizer is
available in the classroom;
4) A
disposable mask is made available to all students upon request of the
student;
5) Classrooms are
sanitized between each class session, including the use of disinfectant on
desks, door knobs, light switches, computers and related equipment such as the
monitor, keyboard and mouse, and books; and
6) Adherence to all requirements of Phase 3
of the Restore Illinois plan.
c) Behind-the-wheel instruction may resume
when the region in which the commercial driving school reaches Phase 3 of the
Restore Illinois plan, under the following conditions:
1) Face coverings must be worn by instructors
and students, in accordance with IDPH safety guidance;
2) Hand sanitizer is available in the
training vehicle;
3) A disposable
mask is made available to all students upon request of the student;
4) Only the instructor and the student may be
present in the training vehicle (no other students are allowed). If requested,
a parent may be present in the training vehicle, seated in the back seat. For
auditing purposes, an employee of the Commercial Driver Training School Section
may be present in the vehicle when an instructor administers a road exam
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section;
5) The commercial driver training school must
obtain written consent from the student's parent or guardian (if the student is
under the age of 18) to allow for the behind-the-wheel instruction with only
the instructor being present in the vehicle;
6) The training vehicle must be sanitized
before and after each lesson;
7)
Instructors must wash hands or use hand sanitizer prior to starting any
behind-the-wheel lesson and must wear a face covering during any interaction
with the student;
8) Observation
hours, as set forth in Section
1060.181(c)(2),
are waived until the Region in which the driver training school is located
reaches Phase 5; and
9) Adherence
to all requirements of Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan.
d) The 12-month pilot program that
allows a commercial driver training school instructor to administer a road test
to a student that successfully completes an approved driver education course is
extended through December 31, 2022.
1) A
commercial driver training instructor must be approved by the Department to
administer the road test. Only instructors with five years of providing
behind-the-wheel instruction to teens, either through a high school or a
commercial driver training school, may be approved to administer the road
test.
2) The road test route used
by the commercial driving training instructor must be approved by the
Department and must contain all the maneuvers included on a road test
administered by Secretary of State employees.
3) A road test administered by a commercial
driver training school instructor must be scored in the same manner as a road
test administered by a Secretary of State employee.
4) Only vehicles in compliance with Section
1060.110
of this Part may be used to administer a road test.
5) A commercial driver training school may
not conduct a road test for a student who has previously failed a Cooperative
Testing road exam.
6) The
commercial driver training school shall notify the Department if a student
fails a road test administered by the commercial driver training school. The
notification shall be made within two business days of 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.
7) The commercial driver training school
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.
8) The following records shall be maintained
by for each road test administered by a commercial driver training school:
A) The name and instruction permit number of
the student;
B) The fees charged to
the student;
C) Verification that
the student earned a grade of A or B in the classroom portion of an approved
high school driver education course and successfully completed the
behind-the-wheel portion at a commercial driver training school or successfully
completed an approved driver education course at commercial driving training
school; and
D) A copy of the driver
student's road test score sheet.
e) All other provisions of this Part that
have not been modified by this Section remain in full force and
effect.
