332.095 CDL training schools -- Curriculum -- Evaluation -- Refresher course --

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Ratio of students to instructors -- Drug test.

(1)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.

(2)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.

(3)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.

(4)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.

(5)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.