SECTION 595:11-5-7. Skills examination requirements and standards

(a)   Eligibility. To be eligible for a skills examination, a commercial driver license applicant shall successfully complete, prior to the examination, a formal prescribed commercial motor vehicle course of instruction as referred to in OAC 595:11-7-9, as submitted to and approved by the Department, by the institution where the examination will be administered, or

(1)   The applicant shall provide proof of training from another school district that is recognized by the State Department of Education.

(2)   The applicant provides proof of training from a technology center school that is recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education.

(3)   The applicant provides proof of training from any public or private commercial truck driving school that has or maintains a program instructing students for a Class A, B, or C license in the State of Oklahoma that is certified by the Department .

(b)   Application. Before an examination may be given to an applicant by a Third-Party Examiner, the applicant must submit to the Third-Party Examiner a completed Oklahoma commercial driver license application (DPS Form DL-18-CT) [OAC 595:11-5-13(e)].

(c)   Physical Qualifications. Prior to any examination, the Third-Party Examiner will view the medical questions on the commercial driver license application to ensure the applicant meetsthe physical qualifications for commercial motor vehicle drivers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Third-Party Examiner is not administering an examination to any commercial driver license student with any physical disability. [49 C.F.R. §391.41].

(d)   Standards. Current minimum standards for the examination of applicant for a commercial driver license, as set forth in state statutes, Department rules, and federal regulations, shall be provided by the Department to all certified schools and third-party examiners.

(e)   School bus skills examination requirements. The school bus skills examination for a commercial driver license administered by a third-party examiner shall:

(1)   include all specified school bus maneuvers as required by the Department, and

(2)   meet or exceed all requirements of the Department and of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act [49 C.F.R. §391] for the class or classes of vehicle for which the applicant desires to be licensed.

(f)   Truck skills examination requirements. The truck skills examination for a commercial driver license administered by a third-party examiner shall:

(1)   include all specified maneuvers as required by the Department [OAC 595:11-3-9] and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act [49 C.F.R. § 383].

(2)   meet or exceed all requirements of the Department and of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act [49 C.F.R. § 383].

(g)   Notice of Examination. A notice of the examination schedule shall be submitted electronically through CSTIMS to the CDL Coordinator or his or her designee, during normal business hours, no later than five (5) business days prior to the initial examination and two (2) business days prior to a retest that will be administered by a third-party examiner. A third-party examiner shall not administer the skills test to any applicant he or she has instructed in the classroom and/or in behind the wheel training.

(h)   Location of examination. All examinations shall be administered on the route approved for the certified school employing the third-party examiner.

(i)   Limitation on number of examinations. Not more than six (6) examinations,or 18 slots per day, shall be administered by a Third-Party Examiner without prior written consent of the CDL Program Administration, or designee.

(j)   Examination reports. Reports of examination activity by third-party examiners shall be submitted electronically through CSTIMS and any failed examinations shall be sent via email to the Department immediately upon the completion of each examination to the CDL Coordinator or designee.

(k)   Examination fees. A Third-Party School may charge a fee of no more than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for each CDL skills test administered, whether the student passes or fails the exam. A receipt from the Third-Party School must be placed in the student's file, signed by both the student and Third-Party Examiner.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2749, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 35, eff 8-25-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2220, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1036, eff 7-25-19; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 282, eff 10-31-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2069, eff 9-11-20]