Trans 105.06(4)(4) No more than 35 students may be placed in any class section without the department’s approval. Class sections in excess of 35 students may be allowed only when facilities and lesson plans justify such instruction. Trans 105.06(5)(5) A licensee may not solicit business within 1500 feet of any department office where official road tests are given. This section does not apply in any of the following circumstances: Trans 105.06(5)(a)(a) The department relocates or establishes a new office within 1500 feet of an existing driver school. Trans 105.06(5)(b)(b) The municipality where the department office is located has a population less than 15,000. Trans 105.06(5)(c)(c) The department conducts business at the office less than 3 times per month. Trans 105.06(5)(d)(d) The driver school petitions the department for an exception, and the department, after researching customer needs, location, population, zoning and access, grants an exception. Trans 105.06(6)(6) Licensees not authorized to teach students under 18 years of age may not advertise in a manner that states or implies that such services are provided. Trans 105.06(7)(7) Licensees may advertise only by the school name shown on its license. Trans 105.06(8)(8) Licensees shall supply the information required by s. 343.72 (11), Stats., to the attention of the department immediately upon purchase or lease of each driver training car. Trans 105.06(9)(9) Licensees may not charge fees in excess of those on file with the department. Fees may be amended at any time, provided such changes are filed with the department not later than the day they become effective. Trans 105.06(10)(10) Approved dual controls required by s. 343.72 (12), Stats., include but are not limited to a separate brake for the instructor which is located on the right side of the car so the instructor can safely operate the controls, and a separate mirror on the right, outside of the car, positioned so the instructor can view traffic to the rear. An authorized representative of the department may make random inspections to assure compliance with this subsection. Trans 105.06(11)(11) A licensee using a vehicle that is more than 3 years old or whose odometer reading is greater than 100,000 miles to conduct behind-the-wheel training shall ensure all of the following with respect to the vehicle: Trans 105.06(11)(a)(a) Be certified to meet all manufacture specifications for the vehicle type, model, and year, within 30 days of being put into service. Certification may be completed by a motor vehicle repair shop. For purposes of this paragraph, a “motor vehicle repair shop” means a natural person, corporation, partnership or other business association or entity engaged in the motor vehicle repair business, but does not include a shop that repairs motor vehicles for a single business entity or for 2 or more entities subject to common control. Trans 105.06(11)(b)(b) Submit to an annual vehicle inspection certification by an authorized service facility. The inspection shall be done before the annual anniversary date of the certification that the vehicle was put into service. If a vehicle was less than 3 years old, the inspection should be done before the vehicle is 3 years old or before the vehicle’s odometer reading is greater than 100,000 miles. The safety certification shall be on a form defined by the department and at a minimum include the name of school, vehicle make, vehicle model, vehicle identification number, and a date and signature certifying the vehicle meets or exceeds safety standards. Trans 105.06 NoteNote: Form MV3264 can be obtained by writing to the Division of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Services, P. O. Box 7920, Madison, WI 53707-7920, or by calling (608) 264-7095.
Trans 105.06(12)(12) If the department deems a vehicle of any age unsafe, the department shall order a vehicle out of service until it is repaired. If the only vehicle in the school fleet is ordered out of service, the school may not perform behind the wheel instruction until the vehicle is certified as safe. Use of a vehicle after being ordered out of service shall result in points being assessed under s. Trans 105.11. Trans 105.06(13)(13) Licensees shall give behind-the-wheel instruction only in driver training cars, except such instruction may be given to persons who now hold or previously held an operator’s license or have completed 6 clock hours of behind-the-wheel instruction given by a high school, technical college, institution of higher learning, or school licensed by the department. Trans 105.06(14)(14) The department may deny the application if it determines the school name could be duplicative, confusing or fraudulent. Any change of the school’s name, address, or ownership must be approved in advance by the department. Trans 105.06 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, November, 1979, No. 287, eff. 12-1-79; correction in (11) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, August, 1996, No. 488; CR 06-089: am. (2) (intro.), (b), (e), (7) and (10), r. (2) (a), renum. (2) (f), (11) and (12) to be (2) (f) 2., (13) and (14) and am. (2) (f) 2., cr. (2) (f) 1., (3) (f), (11) and (12), r. and recr. (5) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; 2023 Wis. Act 202: am. (5) (b) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24. Trans 105.07Trans 105.07 Special rules for instruction of students under 18 years of age. Trans 105.07(1)(a)(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a licensed driver school may not offer courses in driver education specified in s. 343.06, Stats., without first obtaining the department’s approval which shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the license certificate. The endorsement shall specify whether the licensee is authorized to provide classroom instruction or behind-the-wheel instruction, or both to persons under 18 years of age. Trans 105.07(1)(b)(b) Requests for initial approval under this section shall be accompanied by a course summary. After the course summary has been initially approved, the licensee shall submit to the department for approval any substantial proposed changes prior to their implementation. Trans 105.07(1)(b)1.1. The course summary shall specify a minimum of one main topic or more for each hour. The classroom course shall cover, but is not limited to the following: Trans 105.07 NoteNote: This includes hazards posed by farm machinery, 30 minutes of instruction on organ and tissue donation, and information on motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness.
Trans 105.07(1)(b)2.2. The behind-the-wheel course shall cover, but is not limited to the following: Trans 105.07(1)(b)3.3. Each classroom lesson plan shall cover no more than 2 hours. Each behind–the–wheel lesson plan shall cover no more than one hour. Lesson plans shall be kept on file with the driver school. The lesson plan shall specify the following: Trans 105.07(1)(b)3.d.d. Type of lesson (method; such as lecture, demonstration, informal discussion, role playing, laboratory, drill and practice, test, etc.). Trans 105.07(1)(b)3.g.g. Reference material (textbooks, pamphlets, movies, film strips, slides, charts, etc.). Trans 105.07(1)(b)3.h.h. Detailed lesson outline (which includes an introduction, development and summary with assignment for next lesson). Trans 105.07(1)(c)(c) A student who satisfactorily completes the approved course and satisfies all financial obligations required by the student’s contract with the school shall be given a certificate of completion on a form approved by the department. Trans 105.07(2)(a)(a) In order to be eligible for approval under this section, a classroom phase of instruction shall consist of 30 clock hours in the classroom, extending over a minimum of 3 weeks for each student at no more than 2 clock hours per day. A course is not approved when students begin the class on alternate days. All students must be present for every session except if a student is absent for any legitimate reason, the absence must be marked on the student’s record and the lessons missed must be made up. Classroom instruction and behind–the–wheel instruction may be given concurrently only if both phases are given by the same school. Trans 105.07(2)(b)1.1. In order to be eligible for approval under this subsection, a behind-the-wheel phase of instruction shall consist of 6 clock hours of observation in the vehicle and 6 clock hours of actual vehicle operation. This phase shall extend over a minimum of 3 weeks for each student with no more than 1 hour of behind-the-wheel driving and no more than 2 hours of observation each day. Trans 105.07(2)(b)2.2. Behind-the-wheel instruction may be substituted for observation if the agreement specifies the hours and cost of both the basic course and the alternate. This substitution may be on a ratio of 1 hour of driving to 2 hours of observation. Trans 105.07 NoteNote: Example: 7 hours driving and 4 hours observation or 8 hours driving and 2 hours observation or 9 hours driving and no observation.
Trans 105.07(3)(3) For behind-the-wheel only instruction, a licensee may not begin behind-the-wheel training with a new student unless certified proof of completion of an approved classroom phase is on file with the agreement in the licensee’s office. However, this subdivision does not apply if the student is either enrolled in an approved behind–the–wheel phase at a different school or has completed the approved course, and the agreement specifies that the instruction does not qualify the student to apply for a license under s. 343.06 (3), Stats. Trans 105.07(4)(a)(a) Licensees not meeting the requirements of sub. (2) (a) and (b) shall be restricted to instruction of students who are 18 years of age or over. Trans 105.07(4)(b)(b) Licensees meeting the requirement of sub. (2) (b) but not (2) (a) shall be restricted when instructing students under 18 years of age to a behind-the-wheel course only. Trans 105.07(4)(c)(c) Licensees may employ instructors who are licensed to teach adults only, so long as those instructors are not involved directly or indirectly in the instruction of persons under 18 years of age. Trans 105.07(5)(5) All applicants for an instructor’s license shall have satisfactorily completed 40 clock hours of classroom instruction in safety and driver education as given by an approved driving school instructor training program as a minimum requirement to teach students except that: Trans 105.07(5)(a)(a) Instructors licensed prior to January 1, 1971 with more than 1 year experience teaching students in a complete course of instruction as set forth in sub. (2) (a) and (b) are exempt from this requirement. Trans 105.07(5)(b)(b) Instructors licensed prior to January 1, 1971 with more than 1 year experience teaching students in a behind-the-wheel course as set forth in sub. (2) (b) are exempt from this requirement only to continue teaching a behind-the-wheel course. Trans 105.07(5)(c)(c) Teachers who are at the time of application certified to teach driver education in secondary schools or technical colleges by current rules of the department of public instruction or the technical college system board are exempt from this requirement. Trans 105.07(6)(6) Applicants for instructor’s license renewal whose license has been expired for 4 years or more must satisfactorily complete the course specified in sub. (5), unless certified as specified in sub. (5) (c). Trans 105.07(7)(7) An applicant for an instructor’s license renewal shall attend at least one approved traffic safety related workshop or conference per licensing period. Trans 105.07 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, November, 1979, No. 287, eff. 12-1-79; corrections in (5) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, August, 1996, No. 488; CR 06-089: am. (1) (b) (intro.), 1. (intro.), 3. (intro.), (c), (2) (a), (3) and (5) (intro.), r. (1) (b) 1. a. and (5) (d), cr. (1) (b) 1. L. and (7) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; CR 22-048: am. (1) (c) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23. Trans 105.09Trans 105.09 Time period for review and determination of eligibility. Trans 105.09(1)(1) A determination of the eligibility for instructor’s license shall be made no later than the close of the business day 5 full business days after the day a complete application is received by the department’s bureau responsible for driver schools and instructors. An application is complete when: Trans 105.09(1)(a)(a) All the required sections of the application are accurately completed. Trans 105.09(2)(2) A determination of the eligibility for a driver school license shall be made no later than the close of the business day, 5 full business days after the day a completed application is received by the department’s bureau responsible for driver schools and instructors. An application is complete when: Trans 105.09(2)(a)(a) All the required sections of the application are accurately completed. Trans 105.09(2)(b)(b) All the applicable requirements of this chapter including inspection of place of business, required records, driver training cars, insurance policy and driver education program have been completed or are available for review. Trans 105.09(3)(3) When a hearing is provided it will be held after the determination of eligibility by the department. Hearings for driver schools and instructors are held by the division of hearings and appeals as required by s. 343.69, Stats. Trans 105.09 NoteNote: Applications can be obtained from, and should be returned to: Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Services, Hill Farms State Transportation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53702.
Trans 105.09 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1985, No. 358, eff. 11-1-85; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, August, 1996, No. 488. Trans 105.10(1)(a)(a) Hold minimum insurance of not less than $500,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to that limit for one person, to a limit of not less than $500,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than $50,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Trans 105.10(1)(b)(b) Adjust the insurance amounts under par. (a) every 5 years by multiplying the requirement amounts by the percentage increase of the consumer price index from January 1, 2007 to January 1 of the next fifth year [2012, 2017] and adding that amount to the amounts in par. (a) rounded to the nearest $10,000 increment.
