4501-7-05 Applications and renewal of licenses for instructors and training managers of a class "D" and online license schools.

 

 

 

4501-7-05                    Applications  and  renewal  of  licenses  for  instructors  and training managers of class "D" and online license schools.

 

 

[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (PPSS) in rule 4501-7-01 of the Administrative Code.]

 

(A)   No person shall give instruction for hire in the operation of a motor vehicle unless such person is the holder of a current and valid instructor's license issued by the director. Instructor candidates completing the forty-hour training requirement may student teach with the training manager supervising from the back seat.

 

(B)    Training managers shall be licensed instructors and shall have completed a course approved by the director for driver training school managers.

 

(C)    Each person applying for a driver training instructor, online instructor or training manager license shall submit the "Driver Training Instructor License Application" in writing to the department. Original applications for driver training instructor, online instructor, or manager licenses shall include:

 

(1)    A fee of twenty-five dollars in the form of a check or money order made payable to the treasurer of the state of Ohio.

 

(2)    A criminal background check, provided by a government agency, containing information from Ohio and all other states about the applicant. The background check shall beBackground checks regarding the applicant criminal record and dated not more than ninety days prior to the date the director receives the "Driver Training Instructor License Application." The background checks shall include:

 

(a) A state level check, which includes information maintained by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, or a similar government agency from the resident state of the authorizing official and/or owner; and;

 

(b) A federal level check, provided by a government agency, which includes information from Ohio and all other states.

 

(3)   Two passport type photographs of the applicant that measure two by two inches square showing neck, shoulders, full face and uncovered head with a plain solid colored background and taken not more than sixty days prior to the date of the application. Photographs shall not be permanently attached to any material. Photocopies or photographs cut from other identification badges or cards will not be accepted. The photographs will be used to create a pictured license issued by the director. Photographs submitted electronically shall be provided in a .tif or .jpeg format.

 

 

(4)   The applicant's driving record abstract obtained from the records maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles, or a similar agency from another state if the applicant has an out-of-state license. The abstract shall be dated no more than ninety days prior to the date the "Driver Training Instructor License Application" is received by the director, and the abstract must show the applicant has a current and valid license to operate a motor vehicle.

(5)   Except for online instructors, certification from an Ohio driver examiner that the applicant has passed the required driver training instructor testing. Testing includes:

(a)   A vision screening.

(b)       A knowledge test that includes questions testing the applicant's knowledge of Chapter 4501-7 of the Administrative Code, road signs, the care and operation of motor vehicles, and the "Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws."

(c)    A skill examination in a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle or a motorcycle.

(6)    Except for an online instructor, proof the applicant has completed, within the ten years immediately preceding the application for an instructor license, an approved forty-hour instructor's course in driver training on a form prescribedwhich shall be approved by the director or a valid copy of a state of Ohio department of education certificate with a driver training endorsement issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code. Such certificate shall be valid at the time of applying for a driver training instructor license. The forty-hour instructor's course in driver training shall have been provided by one of the following:

(a)   College or university,

(b) Teacher's driving institute,

(c)(b) Program approved by the department,

(d)(c)  Licensed  driver  training  school  under  the  direction  of  a  licensed training manager.

(7)   Within ten years immediately preceding the "Driver Training Instructor License

Application"  for  an  online  instructor  license,  evidence  the  applicant  has completed an online instructor program approved by the director.

(8)   Except for an online instructor, a statement fromthe "Driver Training Personnel Physical Examination" signed by a licensed physician shall be presented with the "Driver Training Instructor License Application" on a form prescribed by the director and shall have been completed no more than one year prior to the date the director receives the "Driver Training Instructor License Application."

(9) Proof  the  applicant  has  taken  the  department's  online  "Sexual  Harassment Training."

(9)(10) The signature of the enterprise's authorizing official.

(10)(11) The enterprise or organization that completed the training shall maintain, for three years, records of the instructors and training managers  trained. Dates, times, and curriculum used for such training shall be kept on file for inspection.

(D)     Every training manager applicant shall submit proof the manager applicant has completed a course for driver training school managers that has been approved by the director.

(E)    All instructor, online instructor, and training manager licenses expire on December thirty-first of the year the license is issued, and a license may be renewed annually upon completion of the "renewal requirements."

(F)   All instructor, online instructor, and training manager license "renewal requirements" may be filed without penalty if filed within one year from the date of expiration of the last license issued, but such license will be effective no sooner than the date it is approved by the director.

(G)   Any application for an instructor's, online instructor's, or manager's license received by the director more than one year after the last license expired shall be submitted as an original application.

(H)    Each applicant seeking renewal of an instructor's, online instructor's, or manager's license shall include:

(1)   A fee of ten dollars in the form of a check or money order made payable to the treasurer of the state of Ohio.

(2)   The applicant's driving record abstract obtained from the records maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles, or a similar agency from another state if the applicant has an out-of-state license. The abstract shall be dated no more than ninety days prior to the date the "renewal requirements" are received by the director, and the abstract shall show the applicant has a current and valid license to operate a motor vehicle.

(3)   Two passport type photographs of the applicant that measure two by two inches square, showing neck, shoulders, full face and uncovered head with a plain solid colored background and taken not more than sixty days prior to the date of the submission of the renewal requirements."renewal requirements." Photographs shall not be permanently attached to any material. Photocopies or photographs cut from other identification badges or cards will not be accepted. The photographs will be used to create a pictured license issued by the director. Photographs submitted electronically shall be provided in a .tif or .jpeg format.

(4)   The signature of the authorizing official of the driver training school with which the applicant is affiliated.

(I)     Each  applicant  for  a  driver  training  instructor's,  online  instructor's,  or  training manager's license shall:

(1)   Certify the applicant has been licensed as the operator of a motor vehicle for at least five years.

(2)   Possess a valid driver's license.

(3)     Certify that the applicant is in sound physical and mental health, that the applicant does not have any injury or physical or mental impairment, and that the applicant is not under the influence of or addicted to any drug or medicine which may affect that applicant's ability to drive or to effectively and safely instruct students or manage training.

(4)   Have a record free of a conviction for any felony, within ten years of the date of application; or a conviction for any misdemeanor, other than a minor misdemeanor, within five years of the date of application, which is reasonably related to the applicant's ability to serve safely and honestly in connection with a driver training enterprise.

(5)   Have a driving record free of any of the following:

(a)    Three or more chargeable crashes within the three years preceding the date of application;

(b)    Three or more moving violation convictions under Chapter 4511. of the Revised Code, or an equivalent conviction from another jurisdiction, within the three years preceding the date of application;

(c)   An accumulation of six points or more under Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code, or equivalent action from another jurisdiction, within the preceding three years;

(d)   A twelve-point administrative suspension under section 4510.037 of the Revised Code, or equivalent action from another jurisdiction, within the ten years preceding the date of application.

(J)   In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (I) of this rule, an applicant for a driver training manager license shall also demonstrate that the applicant has held a valid class "D" driver instructor license, or the equivalent in another state, for at least three years.

(K) If an instructor or training manager failed to renew because of service in the armed forces, the license shall be renewed in accordance with section 5903.10 of the Revised Code. The instructor or training manager shall submit the "renewal requirements" as set forth in paragraph (H) of this rule.

(L) If an instructor or training manager failed to renew because the certificate holder's spouse served in the armed forces and the service resulted in the holder's absence from this state, the license shall be renewed in accordance with section 5903.10 of the Revised Code. The instructor or training manager shall submit the "renewal requirements" as set forth in paragraph (H) of this rule.

(M) A renewal shall not be granted unless the holder or the holder's spouse, whichever is applicable, has presented satisfactory evidence of the service member's discharge under honorable conditions or release under honorable conditions from active duty or national guard duty within six months after the discharge or release.

(K)(N) An instructor, online instructor, or training manager shall notify the enterprise's authorizing official in writing within ten days if any of the following occur:

(1)    The instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of or pleads guilty to a moving traffic violation conviction;

(2)   The instructor, online instructor, or training manager is involved in a chargeable crash;

(3)    The instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of a charge that assesses points against the applicant's license;

(4)   The instructor, online instructor, or training manager receives any driver license suspension, cancellation, or revocation;

(5)    The instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of or pleads guilty to any criminal charge specified in paragraph (I)(4) of this rule.

(L)(O) The authorizing official or training manager shall notify the director in writing within ten days of the official's or manager's receipt of notice that any of the following has occurred: .

(1)    An instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of or pleads guilty to a moving traffic violation conviction;

(2)   An instructor, online instructor, or training manager is involved in a chargeable crash;

(3)    An instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of a charge that assesses points against the applicant's license;

(4)   An instructor, online instructor, or training manager receives any driver license suspension, disqualification, cancellation, or revocation;

(5)    An instructor, online instructor, or training manager is convicted of or pleads guilty to any criminal charge listed in this rule.

(M)(P) The director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of any instructor, online instructor, or training manager upon notice of that person's conviction for any offense for which that person may be disqualified under this rule.

(N)(Q) The director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend, revoke, or place on probation a license upon notice of an offense determined by the director to be of a nature or severity inconsistent with the standards expected of an instructor, online instructor, or training manager which is committed beyond the periods provided

herein.

(O)(R) No person shall submit a "Driver Training Instructor License Application" or "renewal requirements " that are incomplete, incorrect or which contains false or misleading information. An incomplete or incorrect, false, or misleading "Driver Training Instructor License Application" or "renewal requirements" may be rejected, returned to the applicant, or denied.

(P)(S) Every licensed instructor applying for an endorsement to teach driver training to persons with a disability shall submit the "Driver Training Instructor License Application" in writing to the director. Such application shall be accompanied by a certificate of successful completion of a course approved by the director for training drivers with a disability. In order to maintain current certification, an instructor shall show proof the instructor has received continuing education every three years in training drivers with a disability.

(Q)(T) No authorizing official or training manager shall allow a person to instruct driver training unless the person has applied for and obtained an instructor's or online instructor's license in the manner and form prescribed by the director.

(R)(U) Every training manager, instructor, and online instructor shall complete a pre-approved advanced training course once every three years and shall, upon request from the director, provide proof of the satisfactory completion of such training.

(1)   The course shall be one approved by the director or the course shall be one of continued education in driver training or training management conducted by a college, university, or a national driver training organization.

(2)    The proof of satisfactory completion shall be in a manner prescribed by the director.

(3)   The director shall provide a list of approved courses upon request. In addition to the list, the director may pre-approve, on an individual basis, additional conferences, workshops, or seminars, including a driving dynamics or defensive driving course, in satisfaction of this requirement.

(V) Every training manager, instructor, and online instructor shall complete the department's online "Sexual Harassment Training" annually. Proof of the course completion shall be maintained in the instructor's file and shall be made available upon request of the director.

(S)(W) The director may amend the "Driver Training Instructor License Application"

form at any time.

Effective:                                                             12/06/2014

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:                         09/16/2014 and 09/16/2019

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

11/26/2014

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           R.C. 4508.02

Rule Amplifies:                                  R.C. 4508.02, R.C. 4508.03, R.C. 4508.04, R.C.

4508.05

Prior Effective Dates:                         1/7/67, 3/1/76, 11/23/78, 10/26/79, 12/1/80, 2/29/88,

12/21/91, 7/1/97, 7/11/97, 10/4/01, 1/8/04, 10/8/09,

10/10/2013