Evaluation panel

There shall be assembled a panel composed of the commissioner or his representative, a department inspector responsible for testing school bus drivers, and two (2) representatives of the Connecticut School Transportation Association (COSTA) for the purpose of evaluating candidates for master instructor status. The duties of the panel shall include: (1) Reviewing and evaluating the applications of candidates for master instructor status; (2) Conducting interviews of such prospective candidates and determining eligibility on an individual basis; (3) Approving the curriculum for the master instructor program; and (4) Reviewing complaints, accidents, or moving violations which may affect the status of a master instructor.