1. (a) No person shall be approved as a master instructor unless he:

   1. (1) Holds a valid commercial driver's license, class B, with passenger and school endorsements, and without air brake restriction, as provided in section 14-44d of the general statutes;
   2. (2) Has been an active approved instructor for at least five (5) years;
   3. (3) Has had no more than two (2) moving violations as defined in Section 14-137a-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies within the previous two (2) years;
   4. (4) Is recommended for approval by his employer, and by a panel of department and industry representatives, as specified in Section 14-276a-13; and (5) Successfully completes a forty (40) hour master instructor program administered under the authority of the commissioner.
2. (b) Each master instructor shall report to the commissioner his scheduled classes for instructors, including date, location and curriculum. An inspector for the department may audit any class conducted by a master instructor to verify the class content and to evaluate effectiveness.
3. (c) The department shall maintain a record of master instructors, including applications, driving histories, classes conducted, and annual activity sheets.

(Effective March 27, 1997)