(a) The employer requesting participation in the Employer Testing Program must submit:
(1) A completed and signed original Employer Testing Program Application for Employer Number (DL 520 ETP, Rev. 10/2017), hereinafter referred to as the Application, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(2) A completed and signed Employer Testing Program Agreement (DL 520B ETP, Rev. 10/2017), hereinafter referred to as agreement, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(3) The department will sign and return a copy of the agreement to the employer upon approval of the application.
(4) A completed and signed Employer Testing Program Surety Bond (DL 524 ETP, New 1/2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference. A governmental employer is not required to maintain a surety bond.
(5) Documentation of primary and alternate driving test routes on the Employer Testing Program Commercial Driving Performance Evaluation Route and Directions (DL 814 ETP, Rev. 10/2017) and the Employer Testing Program Commercial DPE Maneuver Checklist (DL 807 ETP, Rev. 10/2017), which are hereby incorporated by reference, and route map(s) for each driving test route, for department review and approval.
(6) Non-governmental employers shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $45 ($15 for each year for a period of three years).
(b) The department shall assign a unique identifying number, hereafter referred to as the employer number, to each employer enrolled in the Employer Testing Program.
(c) No amendment, alteration, or variation of the Application shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the employer's Administrator and approved by the department.
(d) If the Application process has not been completed within 12 months of the department's receipt of the Application, that Application becomes void, and a new Application, and a non-refundable application fee must be submitted to the department.
(e) Renewal periods shall be for a three-year period. The employer must renew its employer number every three years to remain active in the program.
(f) The department shall send the employer a renewal packet no later than 90 days prior to expiration of the employer number, which shall include:
(1) An Application and agreement for completion.
(2) A list of drivers certified in the prior period for verification.
(3) A request for payment of an application fee ($15 for each year) from non-government employers.
(g) The employer shall submit, no later than 45 days prior to expiration of the employer number, the following to renew its employer number. Failure to meet this time frame and/or to provide the required documents may delay the renewal of the employer number.
(1) A completed and signed renewal Application.
(2) A completed and signed agreement.
(3) A list of drivers certified in the prior period signed by the Administrator.
(4) Payment of an application fee ($15 for each year) from non-government employers.
(h) An existing employer shall be required to submit documentation of its primary and alternate driving test routes on the DL 814 ETP, the DL 807 ETP, and route map(s) for each driving test route, for department review and approval, with each renewal Application.
(i) At the discretion of the department, the employer number expiration date may be extended if all application requirements have been met.
(j) If the employer number is expired, cancelled, suspended, or revoked for more than 12 months, the employer shall submit an original Application with the appropriate documents and application fees.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 12804.9 and 15250, Vehicle Code; and Part 383, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
History
1. New section filed 1-5-2004; operative 2-4-2004 (Register 2004, No. 2). For prior history, see Register 96, No. 15.
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(2) and (e), new subsection (f), subsection relettering, new subsections (i)(2) and (j)(2), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (k) and amendment of Note filed 9-14-2006; operative 10-14-2006 (Register 2006, No. 37).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(2), (g)(1) and (h)(3) filed 2-5-2009 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2009, No. 6).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (c), repealing subsections (d) and (g)(2), relettering and renumbering subsections and amending Note filed 6-19-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 25).
