Chapter Trans 115
THIRD PARTY TESTING
Trans 115.02 Definitions. Trans 115.03 Employment of department employes. Trans 115.04 Requirements for third party testers. Trans 115.05 Requirements for third party examiners. Trans 115.06 Authority and certificates. Trans 115.07 On-site inspections and audits. Trans 115.08 Professional conduct and advertising. Trans 115.09 Minimum insurance and bond requirements. Trans 115.10 Test administration. Trans 115.11 Denial and cancellation of third party testing. Trans 115.12 Program cancellation. Trans 115.01Trans 115.01 Purpose. As authorized by s. 343.02, Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish policies and procedures to authorize persons, other than employes of the department, to conduct the commercial driver license skills tests required of commercial driver license applicants. Authority to administer CDL skills tests will be granted only to third party testers under agreement with the department and utilizing third party examiners recognized and deemed qualified by the department. Trans 115.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91. Trans 115.02Trans 115.02 Definitions. The words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01 and 343.01, Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. In addition, in this chapter: Trans 115.02(1)(1) “Authority” or “authorization” means the document issued to a third party tester allowing the holder to administer the authorized testing program on behalf of the department. Trans 115.02(2)(2) “Authorized testing program” means the CDL skills tests required by the department which shall be administered by a third party tester. Trans 115.02(4)(4) “CDL skills test” means the test of a person’s ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle by performing the pre-trip, basic control and road test maneuvers required by ch. Trans 104. Trans 115.02(6)(6) “Department sanctioned CDL examiner training course” means a course conducted by the department or a school of the Wisconsin technical college system authorized by the department, to prepare a person to conduct the CDL skills test. Trans 115.02(7)(7) “Examiner identification certificate” means a certificate issued to a person who has been authorized by the department as a qualified third party examiner to conduct the CDL skills test. Trans 115.02(8)(8) “FMCSA” means the federal motor carrier safety administration. Trans 115.02(9)(9) “FMCSR” means the federal motor carrier safety regulations promulgated by the U.S. department of transportation.