Section 14-36f-2 - Driver education program(a) Each secondary school conducting a driver education program for students between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age shall submit to the commissioner its driver education program curriculum for approval. Such curriculum shall include class schedule, the name(s) of instructor(s), and the amount of the fees, if any, charged to students enrolled in such program, as well as any other information concerning the conduct and scope of such driver education program as may be requested by the commissioner. The commissioner shall review the curriculum and shall notify the secondary school of any elements of the curriculum which are inconsistent with the licensing requirements of section 14-36 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The secondary school shall revise its curriculum in accordance with such licensing requirements. Where a secondary school contracts with a licensed commercial driving school to provide either classroom or behind-the-wheel instruction, or both, such instruction shall be included as part of the commercial driving school curriculum, and shall be submitted to the commissioner as provided in subsection (g) of section 14-78-22 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. A secondary school providing driver education instruction shall meet the requirements of subsection (a) of section 14-36f-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(b) Any local or regional board of education or secondary school, may enter into an agreement with a commercial driving school licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-69 of the Connecticut General Statutes, to provide either classroom or behind-the-wheel instruction, or both. Any such driver education instruction may be given only by a licensed commercial driving instructor. An agreement with a commercial driving school shall not relieve the secondary school from meeting driver training safety standards. The secondary school shall inform the commissioner in writing, if any part of its driver training program is conducted by a commercial driving school.(c) The commissioner may review the conduct and scope of a secondary school driver education program at any time the secondary school is in session, or at anytime instruction is being provided.(d) A secondary school shall not substantially deviate from the approved curriculum unless it has the prior approval of the commissioner.(e) A secondary school shall notify the commissioner within five (5) business days and in writing of any change in the location of the school, or a permanent change in the classroom in which training is provided.(f) A secondary school shall inform the commissioner, in writing, of the location of the records maintained with respect to a driver education program, if such records are not maintained at the main office of the secondary school.(g) No secondary school shall offer a driver education program for profit, or engage in the business of providing driver education.(h) No secondary school shall conduct a driver education program unless the commissioner has approved its curriculum and the conduct of the program. At any time, the commissioner may require the review and approval of a curriculum used by a secondary school.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-36f-2
Effective April 30, 1997; Amended March 8, 2012