Connecticut § 14-78 - Regulations for conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Limited license.

§ 14-78. Regulations for conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Limited license.

Sec. 14-78. Regulations for conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Limited license. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, regarding the conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Such regulations shall (1) establish the conduct of drivers' schools, including, but not limited to, (A) requirements as to the inspection of the vehicles used by the drivers' schools in the conduct of their business, (B) instructional standards and procedures, including instruction of not less than fifteen minutes concerning the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under subsection (b) of section 14-223 and the penalty for a violation of the provisions of said subsection, instruction concerning highway work zone safety and the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under section 14-212d, and instruction concerning ways to reduce incidents of operators driving in the wrong direction and actions to take when an operator encounters a motor vehicle being operated in the wrong direction, (C) the administration of a test at the conclusion of each class, (D) the posting of rates charged for instruction, and (E) the general form in which records concerning persons under instruction and those who have completed their course of instruction shall be kept and, when required, the method of transmission to the commissioner, (2) except as required pursuant to section 14-36j, permit a class or classroom instruction to be offered in person in a congregate setting, through distance learning or through a combination of both in-person and distance learning, provided such distance learning has interactive components such as mandatory interactions, participation or testing, and (3) establish the requirements for a person to receive a license as an instructor in accordance with section 14-73. On and after October 1, 2010, the commissioner shall not issue a license that is limited to classroom instruction. Any person who was issued such limited license prior to October 1, 2010, may maintain and renew such license.

(1957, P.A. 507, S. 11; P.A. 99-171, S. 3, 5; P.A. 02-70, S. 63; P.A. 10-110, S. 41; P.A. 13-92, S. 5; P.A. 21-106, S. 22; P.A. 23-51, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 99-171 added requirement for instruction re operator responsibilities and penalties under Sec. 14-223(b), effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 02-70 made a technical change, specified that regulations be adopted in accordance with chapter 54, designated existing provisions re subject matter of regulations as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) authorizing regulations for the establishment of requirements for a person to receive an instructor's license in accordance with Sec. 14-73 and to require commissioner to issue a license to a person who meets requirements of Sec. 14-73 to act as a classroom-only instructor; P.A. 10-110 amended Subdiv. (2) to delete provisions re regulations requiring commissioner to issue license to act as instructor in classroom only and added provisions prohibiting commissioner from issuing license limited to classroom instruction on and after October 1, 2010, and authorizing maintenance and renewal of any such limited license issued prior to October 1, 2010, effective June 5, 2010; P.A. 13-92 added provision re regulations concerning instruction of highway work zone safety in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 21-106 added provision re administration of test at conclusion of each class and transmission of records to commissioner in Subdiv. (1), added new Subdiv. (2) re offering of instruction in-person, through distance learning or combination of in-person and distance learning, designated existing Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3) and made technical changes, effective June 30, 2021; P.A. 23-51 amended Subdiv. (1) by designating existing provisions as Subparas. (A) to (E) and adding provision re instruction concerning driving in the wrong direction in Subpara. (B).

See Sec. 14-292 re identifying markers for vehicles operated by student drivers.