Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-110.4: Pilot program for certified third-party examiners for

commercial truck driver instructors.

A. The Department of Public Safety is directed to develop and

implement a pilot program to evaluate the potential use of certified

commercial truck driver training instructors employed by businesses

engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce licensed in the state

of Oklahoma to be certified third-party examiners for the Department

of Public Safety. The pilot program shall have a maximum of ten

businesses and shall begin no later than July 1, 2016, for a period

of two (2) years.

B. Any certified commercial truck driver training instructor

who is currently an operator or an employee of a business engaged in

interstate or intrastate commerce licensed in this state shall be

eligible to apply to be a third-party tester of the Department of

Public Safety for the purpose of administering the Class A, B or C

driving skills portion of the Oklahoma driving examination to any

person who has not previously been a student of the instructor.

C. No business shall be established for the education and

training of persons, and no person shall act as an instructor or

third-party tester unless such business or person applies for and

obtains from the Commissioner of Public Safety a license in the

manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner.

D. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt a curriculum of

required courses and training to be offered to applicants who are

qualified to apply to be a third-party tester. The courses and

training for certification shall meet the same standards as required

for commercial driver examiners of the Department of Public Safety.

E. Each business engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce

licensed in this state with an employee or person applying to be an

instructor or third-party tester shall be required to pay an initial

fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and an annual renewal fee

of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Each person applying to be an

instructor or third-party tester shall be required to pay an initial

certification fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).

Upon successful completion of training prescribed by subsection D of

this section, the person shall be required to pay an annual third-

party tester certification fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00). The third-party tester certification fees collected by

the Department pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to the

credit of the Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund

to be used for the purposes of this section. The Department shall

not be required to operate this program unless adequate funds are

provided. No third-party tester certification fee shall be refunded

to the business or person in the event that certification is denied,

suspended or revoked.

F. The Department shall conduct on an annual basis a complete

nationwide criminal history background check on each third-party

tester and a complete nationwide criminal history background check

on each third-party tester applicant. The fees for the background

check shall be borne by the third-party tester or third-party tester

applicant.

G. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules to

implement and administer the provisions of this section based on

requirements set forth in Section 383.75 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations.