Definitions

As used in section 14-78-20 to section 14-78-52, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Behind-the-wheel instruction\" means instruction or training provided to a student by a commercial driving instructor, which permits the student to obtain driving experience on public roads and highways, in a motor vehicle equipped and registered as required by law, while the student is operating the motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-78-34 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or in accordance with section 14-78-42a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (2) \"Classroom instruction\" means group instruction of students in a classroom or similar group situation by a commercial driving instructor, in accordance with section 14-78-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (3) \"Clock hour\" means sixty (60) minutes; (4) \"Commercial driving instructor\" means a person who has an instructor's license as provided in section 14-73 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is employed by a commercial driving school licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-69 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (5) \"Commercial driving school\" means a person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that engages in the business of providing driver education and that is licensed by the Commissioner in accordance with section 14-69 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (6) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of motor vehicles or the commissioner's designee; (7) \"Department\" means the department of motor vehicles; (8) \"Driver's education certificate\" means a form approved by the commissioner, which evidences successful completion of course requirements as required by sections 14-78-35 or 14-78-36 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (9) \"Driver education program\" means an organized system of instruction in safe driving procedures and practice, approved by the commissioner, permitting a student to obtain behind-the-wheel or classroom instruction, or both; (10) \"Dual control vehicle\" means a motor vehicle having dual controls on the foot-brake and on the clutch if so equipped, installed and maintained in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer thereof, operable by a person in the front seat of the vehicle other than the driver; (11) \"Full course\" means a minimum of thirty (30) classroom hours and eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction received from a commercial driving school in accordance with section 14-78-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (12) \"License certificate\" means the document issued by the commissioner authorizing a driver education program to be conducted; (13) \"Master instructor\" means a person approved by the commissioner to provide instructor training, and who meets the requirements of section 14-78-49 of the Regulations of Connecticut States Agencies; (14) \"Place of business\" means the physical location where driver education, or other business associated with operating a commercial driving school, is conducted; and (15) \"Simulator\" means a machine that simulates specific conditions or the characteristics of the real process of driving a motor vehicle for the purposes of driver education; (16) \"Student\" means a person enrolled in a course of classroom instruction, behind the wheel instruction, or both in motor vehicle operation and highway safety at a commercial driving school.