Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Certification of Provider - Any entity
that desires to offer an adult driver education course in a classroom setting,
as provided in Section 6-107.5 of the IVC, must be licensed as a commercial
driver training school and be certified as an adult driver education provider
by the Secretary of State through the Department before instruction can be
offered or advertised. Any entity that is licensed as a commercial driver
training school and is accredited to provide teen instruction shall be
certified to offer adult driver education.
1)
Upon receipt of a Secretary of State application to provide adult driver
education, the Secretary of State shall investigate the applicant and verify
the information contained in the application. A Secretary of State employee
shall contact the applicant and make an appointment to inspect the applicant's
proposed classroom facilities. At the time of inspection, the Secretary of
State employee shall verify that the applicant meets the standards for adult
driver education course certification set forth in this Section, in addition to
all other applicable Sections within this Part. Upon request, these standards
shall be furnished to the applicant by the Secretary of State before the visit.
If all qualifications and standards are met, the applicant shall be certified
to offer the adult driver education course.
2) Certification is renewable upon the
expiration date of the commercial driver training school license, provided all
qualifications and standards are met and the commercial driver training school
has been and is in compliance with this Part.
3) Only qualified personnel who hold a valid
commercial driver training school instructor license may teach the adult driver
education course.
4) Prior to
certification, providers must submit a copy of their adult driver education
course content to the Commercial Driver Training School Section for review and
approval, including the questions and answers on the final
examination.
5) Providers must
utilize only the approved course content, which shall be enforced by the
Secretary by unannounced inspections of the provider's classroom
facilities.
6) If a provider wishes
to substantially change its course content, a copy of the proposed course
content must be submitted to the Commercial Driver Training School Section for
review and approval.
7) Providers
must monitor the Illinois General Assembly and update their course content to
include any new laws regarding the rules of the road or operation of motor
vehicles. This update shall be submitted to the Commercial Driver Training
School Section for review and approval within 60 days after the effective date
of the law change.
b)
Required Facilities - All adult driver education course providers, except those
providers that offer adult driver education solely through an online course
must provide classroom facilities prescribed in IVC Sections 6-406 and 6-407
and Section
1060.50
of this Part.
c) Required Course of
Instruction:
1) Providers must provide 6
hours of classroom instruction in accordance with Section
1060.72.
2) Each student must complete the 6 hours of
instruction within 30 days after commencement of the class.
3) Students must make up any class or portion
of a class missed.
4) No more than
90 minutes of instruction may consist of video instruction.
5) Providers may use up to 60 minutes of
simulators or other interactive modes of instruction.
6) No course may exceed 30 students unless
the size of the classroom exceeds 350 square feet, in which case a maximum of
35 students is allowed.
7) At the
commencement of instruction, the provider must give all students a copy of the
current edition of the Illinois Rules of the Road.
8) Criteria for passing the course shall be
provided to the student prior to the commencement of the course.
9) Each student shall be informed, prior to
the collection of any fees and the time instruction begins, of the amount of
any and all fees or charges relative to the adult driver education course,
including but not limited to enrollment, tuition, equipment, textbooks and
instructional materials.
10)
Instruction shall take place at the dates, times and location designated by the
school and agreed to by the student as specified on the Secretary of State
enrollment form, unless the course is cancelled and the student is refunded any
fees already paid, and each course shall have definitive start and completion
dates.
11) Students must complete a
final examination at the end of the course, which shall consist of 20
questions, from a test bank of 40 questions. Students shall not be deemed to
have passed the course unless they score a minimum of 75% on the final
examination. If a student scores less than 75%, the student shall be re-tested,
using different questions from the test bank, at no additional charge or fee to
the student. The student is not required to repeat the course, but may be
allowed to review the coursematerials prior to retaking the examination. If the
student fails the comprehensive final examination 2 times, the student has
failed the course.
d)
Records documenting attendance and evaluation of each student shall be
maintained by the provider. The records shall also contain the dates and length
of time of classroom instruction. Students shall be identified by full name
(first, middle and last), address, date of birth, gender and email address.
Schools may not request the social security number of any student. The records
shall be maintained in the office of the main location of the provider for a
period of 3 years.
e) Within 2
business days after successful completion of an adult driver education course,
providers shall electronically transmit to the Secretary the student's full
name (first, middle and last), address, date of birth, gender and email
address, accompanied by the statutory fee of $5.
f) Adult driver education course providers
who are licensed as commercial driving training schools may also provide an
online adult driver education course provided the school complies with the
requirements of 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1066.
g) The Secretary of State shall suspend,
revoke, cancel or deny the adult driver education course certification of any
provider that fails to comply with any provision of this Part.
