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Committee hears proponents for using approved apps in driver training; students describe delays
Summary
Proponents of HB 463 told the committee that approved mobile technology could expand capacity and reduce costs for driver education; a high-school senior described experiencing an eight-month wait between his permit and license and said an app would have eased scheduling challenges.
Jason Rather, innovation officer at Grange Insurance, testified in favor of House Bill 463, which would allow approved technology and mobile apps to count toward some in-car driver training requirements. Rather said the bill focuses on three goals: affordability, availability and accessibility, and argued approved technology could lower costs, "double the capacity" of…
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