2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 332 - DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS 332.095 CDL training schools -- Curriculum -- Evaluation -- Refresher course -- Ratio of students to instructors -- Drug test.
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332.095 CDL training schools -- Curriculum -- Evaluation -- Refresher course
-- Ratio of students to instructors -- Drug test.
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All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, shall offer a
minimum one hundred sixty (160) hours of instruction to each student that has
never been issued a CDL by any state. Each school shall be required to use
the curriculum that has been approved by the Kentucky Commission on
Proprietary Education in consultation with the Department of Kentucky State
Police and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Each
school shall perform an evaluation of each student and determine the student's
skill level to operate a commercial motor vehicle as beginner, intermediate, or
advanced. The curriculum shall require a minimum number of hours of
instruction based upon a student's skill level.
Each school may provide the one hundred sixty (160) hour approved
curriculum in a manner that best utilizes the staff and equipment of the school
including but not limited to nights, weekends, holidays, and hours of operation.
All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, may offer a
refresher course of instruction to a resident who has one (1) year or more
verifiable experience operating a commercial motor vehicle. The schools shall
verify and maintain records documenting those students attending a refresher
course. A refresher course may be offered on an hourly basis.
The ratio of students to instructors during a one hundred sixty (160) hour
course shall not exceed:
(a) Thirty (30) students to one (1) instructor during classroom instruction;
(b) Six (6) students to one (1) instructor during off-the-road training; and
(c) Three (3) students to one (1) instructor during on-the-road training.
All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, shall require each
student to undergo a drug test at the time the person applies to enroll in the
school.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 26, effective July 12, 2012. -Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 302, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 4, effective April 9, 2002.
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