WSR 19-20-088
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed September 30, 2019, 12:43 p.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 308-100-033 Minimum training requirements.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Correcting the number of hours required for hazardous material training from the December 17, 2018, filing for minimum training requirements.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule reduces the number of required hours for hazardous material training on a commercial driver license endorsement from twenty hours to sixteen hours to reflect the number reached in agreement with stakeholders. While federal regulations specify that the hazardous materials curriculum must be taught in its entirety, the number of hours required to do so remain unspecified. In working with stakeholders, the commercial driver license program concluded that the number of hours to teach the curriculum amounted to sixteen hours, or two business days.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of licensing, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Geoffrey Cunningham, 1125 Washington Street S.W., Olympia, WA 98507, 360-902-3655; Implementation and Enforcement: Tandy Alexander, 1125 Washington Street S.W., Olympia, WA 98507, 360-902-3893.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: This rule making is limited to correcting a typographical error in the number of training hours required.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Tandy Alexander, Department of Licensing, 1125 Washington Street S.W., Olympia, WA 98507, phone 360-902-3893, email TAlexander@dol.wa.gov, AND RECEIVED BY December 2, 2019.
September 30, 2019
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-01-078, filed 12/17/18, effective 1/17/19)
WAC 308-100-033Minimum training requirements.
(1) Approval for a course of instruction in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle will only be granted if the course of instruction:
(a) Is provided by, and under the direct supervision of, a training provider that has an application with the department approving the course of instruction offered by the training provider. Beginning on February 7, 2020, the training provider must also be listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry that is established under 49 C.F.R. 380.700; and
(b) Class A course - Minimum requirements for approval: A course of instruction for students seeking a class A CDL must follow the class A training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix A to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Forty hours of classroom instruction;
(ii) Eighteen hours of street driving training;
(iii) Sixteen hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iv) Sixteen hours of proficiency development; and
(v) Seventy hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(c) Class B course - Minimum Requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a class B CDL must follow the class B training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Forty hours of classroom instruction;
(ii) Fourteen hours of street driving training;
(iii) Eight hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iv) Eight hours of proficiency development; and
(v) Ten hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(d) Class C course - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a class C CDL must follow the class B training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Forty hours of classroom instruction;
(ii) Fourteen hours of street driving training;
(iii) Eight hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iv) Eight hours of proficiency development; and
(v) Ten hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(e) Upgrade from either class B or C to class A - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking to upgrade from a class B or C to a class A must follow the class A behind the wheel training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix A to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Eighteen hours of street driving training;
(ii) Sixteen hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iii) Sixteen hours of proficiency development; and
(iv) Thirty hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(f) Upgrade from a class C to class B - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking to upgrade from a class C to a class B must follow the class B behind the wheel training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix B to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Fourteen hours of street driving training;
(ii) Eight hours of training in backing maneuvers;
(iii) Eight hours of proficiency development; and
(iv) Ten hours of combined lab training, range training, and observation.
(g) Passenger endorsement - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a passenger endorsement must follow the passenger endorsement training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix C to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Four hours of classroom/theory instruction;
(ii) Ten hours of proficiency development.
(h) School bus endorsement - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a school bus endorsement must follow the school bus endorsement training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix D to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Twenty hours of classroom/theory instruction;
(ii) Ten hours of proficiency development.
(i) Passenger and school bus endorsement - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a passenger and school bus endorsement must follow the passenger and school bus endorsement training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix C and D to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than:
(i) Twenty hours of classroom/theory instruction;
(ii) Ten hours of proficiency development.
(j) Hazardous material endorsement - Minimum requirements: A course of instruction for students seeking a HAZMAT endorsement must follow the hazardous material endorsement training curriculum defined in C.F.R. Appendix E to Part 380 as it existed on the (effective date of the WAC). The course must include not less than: ((Twenty))Sixteen hours of classroom/theory instruction;
(k) In addition to the class A, B, and C curriculum as defined above, each class room training must include a minimum thirty minute section on "Truckers Against Trafficking."
(2) Students must complete all portions of the training within one year of completing the first portion.