Section 15A-11.009 - CDS Instructor Certificate Application and Renewal(1) No person shall perform any instructional duties for any CTDS licensed under Chapter 1005, F.S., unless such person shall meet the qualifications for instructors as herein provided. All instructional personnel must submit an application and possess a valid instructor's certificate issued by the Department, which shall be carried in the instructional vehicle at all times while driving instructions are being given. An application shall be made on form HSMV 77073S (Rev. 9/10), which is available as provided in Rule 15A-11.012, F.A.C.(2) Instructor qualifications. (a) Every Instructor in a school who teaches students having a learner's or instructional permits shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.(b) Every instructor shall have a valid Class A driver license.(c) Every instructor must maintain, during any consecutive three year period, a driving record which does not include more than three (3) chargeable motor vehicle crashes or violations as defined in Chapter 316, F.S. Any traffic or other violation resulting in suspension or revocation of the driving privilege will automatically cause the suspension of the instructor's certificate.(d) Every instructor shall have a minimum of three years of driving experience as a Class A CDL driver prior to application for an instructor's license.(e) An instructor shall not have any physical or mental impediments that prohibit the instructor from satisfactorily providing driving instruction.(f) Every instructor shall provide one set of finger prints for a fingerprint-based criminal background check, the cost of which is borne by the applicant.(3) All CTDS instructors shall have successfully completed a driver education course consisting of written examinations and road tests or the equivalent approved by the Department prior to the instructor's certificate being issued. Documentation of such training shall accompany the application.(4) CTDS instructor's certificates shall be valid for a period of one year from their date of issuance and shall be renewed yearly by applying to the Department on form HSMV 77073S (Rev. 9/10) at least forty-five (45) days prior to the certificate's expiration date.(5) Each original instructor application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of twenty-five ($25) dollars payable to the Department by money order, or certified check. The renewal application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of ten dollars ($10) payable to the Department as set forth above.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 15A-11.009
Rulemaking Authority 488.02 FS. Law Implemented 488.04, 488.06 FS.