Utah Admin. Code R708-2-12 - Home-Study and Online Course
(1) A commercial
driver training school may offer a home-study or online learning course of
instruction as a substitute for the classroom instruction set forth in Section
R708-2-11 provided the
commercial school has been in business a minimum of 2 years, violation free and
is approved by the division.
(2)
The division will monitor any approved home-study or online course to ensure
the course runs as originally planned.
(3) The average study time required to
complete the workbook exercises shall meet or exceed 30 hours.
(4) A home-study or online course shall
consist, at a minimum, of:
(a) a
text;
(b) a workbook; and
(c) a 50-question competency test that
addresses the subjects described in Section
R708-2-11.
(5) Materials, including texts, workbooks,
and tests, used in the course shall be submitted by the commercial driver
training school to the division for approval.
(6) The commercial driver training school
shall notify the division of any substantive changes in the course.
(7) A home-study or online student shall:
(a) complete the workbook exercises;
and
(b) pass the 50-question
written competency test with a score of 80% or higher.
(8) Testing shall occur under the following
conditions:
(a) the home-study or online
student shall take the test in person at the commercial driver training school
with a licensed instructor or a state approved proctor present;
(b) the identity of the home-study or online
student shall be verified by a licensed instructor or a state approved proctor
prior to testing;
(c) the
home-study or online student shall complete the test without any outside
help;
(d) the commercial driver
training school shall maintain at least three separate 50-question competency
tests created from a test pool of at least 200 questions;
(e) the home-study or online student shall be
given a minimum of three opportunities to pass the test;
(f) after each test failure, the commercial
driver training school or approved proctored testing facility shall provide the
student with additional instruction to assist the student to pass the next
test;
(g) the fees paid by the
student for the driver training course shall include the three opportunities to
attempt to pass the test and any additional instruction required;
(h) a home-study or online student shall pass
the test to complete the driver training course;
(i) the commercial driver training school
shall maintain records of each test administered for four years;
(j) test records shall include the results of
each test administered to students; and
(j) upon completion of the requirements of
the driver training course, the commercial driver training school shall enter
the completion date and score into DEMS within 24 hours.
(9) An approved testing proctor shall:
(a) be employed by a licensed commercial
driver training school for a minimum of 2 months prior to proctoring tests for
students; and
(b) possess a valid
commercial driver training school instructor license.
(10) Each commercial driver training school
will be responsible to provide training for DEMS to proctors employed by the
commercial driver training school.
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