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Driver License Division expands language access and learning tools to improve licensing compliance

5822125 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

Driver License Division described updated knowledge tests, a virtual handbook, instruction videos for driving maneuvers and new language testing options to increase preparedness and reduce repeated visits.

Chris Karas, director of the Driver License Division, told the committee the division is expanding tools and language options to reduce barriers to licensure and to improve test success rates. What the division reported: the state maintains a two-step approach for first-time drivers (learner permit followed by a skills test) and annually updates the traffic-safety knowledge test to reflect trending crash causes (for example: speeding,…

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