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Debate over letting schools administer driver-license tests turns on cost, training and liability
Summary
Lawmakers debated Senate Bill 254 to let certified driver's-education instructors in schools administer the written and driving tests to reduce lines; opponents cited uncertainty in the fiscal note and training/liability questions, but the House passed the bill 42–26.
Representative Bishop presented Senate Bill 254 as a measure designed to reduce lines at driver-license offices by allowing schools that administer driver education to certify both the written and driving portions of the license test once procedures and minimal standards are developed. "The thrust of this bill is to save some time and some effort, by allowing the process of assuming a driver's license to be shared with the public education community," Bishop said.
Floor debate focused on the implementation…
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