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SB359

Driver education courses; instructor qualifications.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Jennifer McClellan (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Driver education courses; instructor qualifications.

Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (Commissioner) may, in lieu of the requirements established by the Department of Education for driver education instructor qualification, accept 20 years' service as a traffic enforcement officer with patrol experience with any local police department by a law-enforcement officer who (i) retired or resigned while in good standing from such department, (ii) was certified through a criminal justice training academy, and (iii) has been certified to teach driver training by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Current law only allows the Commissioner to accept 20 years' service with the Department of State Police by a person who retired or resigned while in good standing from such department in lieu of such requirements for driver education instructor qualification. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101912D
  • 01/08/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/22/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB359)
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB359E
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101912D-E
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB359E)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/20/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB359ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB359ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/14/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
  • 03/14/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)

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