Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Training required. An
applicant shall complete a training program.
(b)
Training options. An
applicant has the option to complete the taxicab driver training program
conducted by the Authority under subsection (d) or conducted by a third party
that has been approved by the Authority under subsection (e).
(c)
Eligibility. Upon
submission of a completed DR-1 application as provided in this chapter, the
DR-1 will be reviewed to determine if the applicant is eligible to attend the
required training program conducted by either the Authority or an approved
third party as provided in subsection (d) or (e).
(1) An applicant will not be scheduled for
training conducted by the Authority or receive clearance from the Authority to
attend an approved third-party training program if the application documents
present information that clearly renders the applicant ineligible to be a
taxicab driver. For example, an applicant who does not possess a valid driver's
license or is not in compliance with §
1011.7 (relating to payment of
outstanding fines, fees and penalties) will not be scheduled for training or
receive clearance to attend training.
(2) If the applicant is eligible to attend
training, the applicant may be issued a provisional taxicab driver certificate,
for up to 90 days from the filing date of the DR-1, or until a certificate is
issued by the Authority, whichever is earlier.
(d)
Training by the
Authority. Taxicab driver training conducted by the Authority will be
held at TLD Headquarters and will consist of a minimum of 18 hours of in-class
instruction addressing the training subjects as provided in §
1021.8 (relating to certain
training subjects).
(1) The fee to attend
training conducted by the Authority is $100 beginning February 25, 2017, and
ending June 30, 2017, or when a new fee schedule is adopted under sections 5707
and 5710 of the act (relating to budget and assessments; and fees), whichever
is later.
(2) The training fee
shall be paid prior to attending training and as provided in §
1001.42 (relating to mode of
payment to the Authority).
(e)
Training by an approved third
party. An Authority approved third-party taxicab driver training
program will be conducted at a location, date and time determined by the third
party and will address training subjects as provided in §
1021.8.
(f)
Approval of
third-party training program. A person may submit a written request
to be an approved third-party trainer under this chapter by submitting all of
the following to the Director:
(1) A proposed
curriculum that includes the training subjects as outlined in §
1021.8.
(2) A detailed
comprehensive plan identifying all of the following:
(i) The location of where the training
program will be conducted.
(ii) The
frequency of when the training program will be offered, including days and
hours of the training program's operations.
(iii) The number of days and hours that a
taxicab driver applicant will have to attend to complete the program.
(iv) The cost per taxicab driver applicant
for attending the training program.
(v) Explanation as to how the training
program will be advertised.
(vi)
Nondiscrimination policy to offer the training program to any taxicab driver
applicant regardless of which dispatcher or medallion taxicab owner the driver
may associate with.
(vii) Rules
governing the completion of the training program and procedure for issuing
certificates of completion to taxicab driver applicants under §
1021.8(d).
(viii) Explanation as to
how the training program will demonstrate and conduct tutorials of all
Authority-approved medallion taxicab meter systems.
(3) Upon approval of the third-party training
program, the Authority will issue a certificate of approval to be displayed at
all times at the third-party training program location.
(4) The Authority will maintain a list of
approved third-party training programs on the Authority's web site at
www.philapark.org/tld.
This regulation has been recognized as invalid as applied
to partial-rights taxicabs. Germantown Cab Company v. Philadelphia Parking
Authority, 155 A.3d 669 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017).
The provisions of this §1021.7 temporarily amended
under 53 Pa.C.S. § 57B 02.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
1021.5 (relating to standards for
obtaining a taxicab driver's
certificate).
