Motor Vehicle Usage Renewal
Administrative Regulation 4.14 (“Motor Vehicle Usage”) was adopted through the administrative regulation process on August 7, 2003.
Implementation of this regulation including on-line defensive driving training and motor vehicle record checks began in the spring of 2004.
The regulation states that employees of the Maricopa County Community College District who drive vehicles on District business must complete two requirements:
- They must take and pass an online defensive driving training course every three years.
- They must submit to an inquiry by a certified public safety police officer into their motor vehicle record (MVR) driving history that shows a satisfactory driving record by completing the Motor Vehicle Record and Driving History Release Form. Subsequent MVR reviews will be conducted annually by Public Safety to ensure a satisfactory driving record.
Most employees that initially took the online defensive driving course three years ago must re-take the course now or in the next few months. An e-mail will be sent to you from our online training provider thirty days prior to your training renewal date, and this e-mail will contain your user name and password. The online course is provided free of charge and is accessible from any Internet connection (at work or home). The course requires an Internet Explorer or Netscape compatible browser and takes about 90 minutes to complete. You can work at your own speed and review as often as necessary. You can even take the course over a period of time; just use the online bookmark.
A score of 80% is the minimum passing score on the 15 question post-test. Three attempts are allowed; afterward you will be blocked from additional testing. For assistance if this happens, please contact your college coordinator. A passing grade is good for three years.
After successfully completing the course, print out a certificate of completion and take the certificate to Public Safety. (Go to the Main Lobby on the website, click the Certificate button, and then print.) At the District Office, please take your certificate to Risk Management.
Public Safety completes its annual review of motor vehicle records during the month of July. As long as your Motor Vehicle Record and Driving History Release Form are on file, Public Safety will review your MVR to assure that you possess and have possessed a current, valid Arizona driver’s license since the last MVR review. Please note that a college or district driver must report to his/her supervisor and the manager authorizing the use of college or district vehicles within 48 hours any conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, moving traffic violations, license suspension, or license revocation that occurs regardless or whether or not the driver was operating a college or district owned, rented, or personal vehicle. The driver’s supervisor shall immediately forward this information to the District Risk Manager. Failure to report this information may result in disciplinary action and the loss of authority to operate a vehicle in the performance of employment responsibilities.
For further information regarding our motor vehicle usage administrative regulation, please go to:
http://www.maricopa.edu/gvpolicy/adminregs/auxiliary/4_14.htm and http://www.maricopa.edu/legal/rmi/vehicle.htm#requirements.
Published
in the Summer 2007 Edition of In Brief
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