SB 69 — DMV Licensing Requirements.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 21 SENATE BILL 69 Transportation Committee Substitute Adopted 2/17/21 Short Title:

DMV Licensing Req/OutsourceReq/Auth. Road Tests.

Vendor for Road Tests.

Senators Sawyer, McInnis, and Britt (Primary Sponsors).

Rules and Operations of the Senate February 9, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLESVEHICLE PERMIT AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO UTILIZE COMMERCIALA DRIVERVENDOR TRAINING SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER ROAD TESTS.

SECTION 1.(a)1. G.S.

G.S.

…."(d) SECTIONLevel 1.(b)2. G.S.

20-11 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20-11.

Issuance of limited learner's permit and provisional drivers license to person who is less than 18 years old.

… (d) Level 2.

*S69-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Has not been convicted of a motor vehicle moving violation or seat belt infraction or a violation of G.S.

(3) Passes a road test administered by the Division.DivisionDivision. or by a commercial driver training school certified by the Division to administer road tests.

(5) Has completed a driving log, on a form approved by the Division, detailing a minimum of 60 hours as the operator of a motor vehicle of a class for which *S69-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 the driver has been issued a limited learner's permit.

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(2)This Eachfee commercial driver training school shall obtainbe a certification from the Divisiononly thatfee thecharged roadto test administered by the schoolperson compliesfor with criteria and training developed by the Division.road test.

(3)Any Thefee Divisioncharged shallto maintaina oversightperson offor a road teststest administeredby a private vendor shall be deducted from the fee charged by certifiedthe commercialDivision driverunder trainingArticle schools.2 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes for issuance of the license for which the applicant is required to take the road test.

(4)(3) IfThe anDivision applicantshall takesmaintain aoversight roadof test required for licensure that is administered by acertifiedcommercialdrivertrainingschool,documentationthattheapplicant passed the road testtests mustconducted be submitted in a format specified by thevendors. Division prior to issuance of the license.

SECTION 2.(b)2.1.(b) No later than November 1, 2021, the Division shall report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee on implementation of this section, including the numberoverall ofimplementation commercial driver training schools certified, the change in the number of availablethis roadsection tests and the change in the number of daysvendors anutilized applicantby must wait to take a road test, and the effectDivision; on customer service within the Division.

If the Division has not certified any commercial driver training schoolsand ascriteria authorizedused by this section by November 1, 2021, the Division shall report, no later than that date, the reasons for not implementing this section, all other measures undertaken by the Divisioncertification to reduce wait times and improve customer service with regard to road testing, and the effects of thosea measures.vendor;

the fees charged by vendors for a road test, if road test wait times were reduced;

and the effect on customer service within the Division.

SectionThis 1(a) of this act is effective when it becomes lawlaw. and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.

SectionPage 1(b)2 ofSenate thisBill act69-First isEdition effective when it becomes law and applies to applications for licenses submitted on or after that date.

The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.

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