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House approves bill letting refugees take initial driver test with interpreters
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 47 on Feb. 17, 2011, permitting refugees to take their first Utah driver’s test in their native language with a trained interpreter, issuing a four-year limited-term certificate and requiring renewal tests in English; the measure passed 69–2.
The Utah House on Feb. 17 approved Senate Bill 47, which allows refugees to take the driver’s test for the first time in their native language with the help of a trained interpreter and issues a four-year limited-term certificate that must be renewed in English.
Supporters said the bill removes an initial language barrier that can block employment and mobility and stressed the measure does not require test materials to be printed in another language. "The primary purpose of Senate Bill 47 is it allows refugees in our…
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