Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-5-197

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 260:135-5-197 - Qualifications for instructors

(a) An instructor employed by a school shall submit to Service Oklahoma, upon application, proof of the following:

(1) current employment by a Service Oklahoma-certified school that offers a prescribed course of study;

(2) possessing a valid Oklahoma commercial driver license, with proper class and endorsements commensurate with type or types of vehicles and endorsements which are the subject of instruction;

(3) being at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(4) having three (3) years verifiable driving experience, to include the proper endorsements, in the type of vehicle or vehicles used by the school for instructional purposes. The verifiable driving experience must be within ten (10) years of the application date; and must be verifiable through HireRight or the equivalent electronic background unless self-employed. If the driving experience is from self-employment, three (3) years of tax returns with the company information must be provided to the Department.

(5) current medical examiner's certificate.

(b) An applicant will not be issued an instructor license if any of the following disqualifying events, from any jurisdiction, are revealed by the electronic national criminal history record check:

(1) any felony conviction;

(2) any pending court action that could result in a felony conviction;

(3) any conviction that would result in the applicant having to register according to the Sex Offenders Registration Act;

(4) any conviction of a misdemeanor possession or use of alcohol or drugs within the past twelve (12) months.

(c) Upon review of the applicant's driver history:

(1) Driving privileges must be reinstated for at least twelve (12) months, if driving privileges were suspended, canceled, revoked, denied, or disqualified for a driving-related conviction or for Service Oklahoma action related to driving under the influence or driving while impaired;

(2) If driving privileges are suspended, canceled, revoked, denied, or disqualified only for a non-driving-related conviction or reason, the applicant shall be eligible immediately upon reinstatement of driving privileges;

(3) The applicant cannot have more than five (5) points accumulated on the driving record;

(4) The applicant cannot have any administrative action pending pursuant to 47 O.S. §§753, 754, or 754.1.

Okla. Admin. Code § 260:135-5-197

Transferred from 595:11-7-4 by HB 3419 (2022), eff. 5/19/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023