Section 1060.130 Examination for Driver Training Instructor

Section 1060

TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE

PART 1060 COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS

SECTION 1060.130 EXAMINATION FOR DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

Section 1060.130  Examination

for Driver Training Instructor

a)         Each individual desiring to be licensed as a driver training

instructor for a specific driver training school must pass a written test

and highway safety sign test

which will be offered

by the Department at periodic intervals.

1)         The written test shall consist of questions dealing with:

A)        Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes;

B)        Safe Driving Practices;

C)        Operation of Motor Vehicles;

D)        Teaching Methods; and

E)        Commercial Driver Training Schools (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1060).

2)         In order to pass the written test, which consists of 100 true/false

and multiple-choice questions, an individual shall answer at least 85 of the

questions correctly.

3)         The Department shall not issue a driver training instructor's

license to any person who is physically unable to safely operate a motor

vehicle or to safety instruct or train others in the operation of a motor

vehicle as determined by a

competent medical examiner

pursuant to

IVC

Section 6-411(d).  The

Driver Instruction Physical Form

shall contain

medical information

pertaining to the applicant's

eyesight, hearing, mental alertness, reflexes, and whether the person has

normal use of limbs and feet and a certification by the competent medical

examiner of whether the applicant is physically qualified to train an

individual in the operation of a motor vehicle

.  The

competent medical examiner

must also provide an

address and the date and place of the examination. Those persons who are solely

classroom instructors shall comply with Section 1060.120(d).

4)         The individual shall not miss any questions on the

highway safety sign test

in order to pass the test

icant is physically qualified to train an

individual in the operation of a motor vehicle

.  The

competent medical examiner

must also provide an

address and the date and place of the examination. Those persons who are solely

classroom instructors shall comply with Section 1060.120(d).

4)         The individual shall not miss any questions on the

highway safety sign test

in order to pass the test.

5)         Commercial driver accredited instructor applicants must take

an additional written test, which consists of 25 multiple-choice and true/false

questions, with a pass rate of 21.

b)         Each applicant will be given a maximum of 3 opportunities in

any

12-month

period to pass the driver

training instructor's examination.  Individuals who have failed their third

examination must wait at least 1 year from the date of the third failure before

making a new application.