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Relating to peace officers and retired peace officers who provide street or highway driving instruction
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee
Topics:Public safety & emergenciesTransportation
Same legislation: SSB 3108
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2020
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202048–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Certain police officers and retired police officers would no longer need to get special certification from the Department of Transportation to teach people how to drive on streets or highways. These officers would also be excused from following specific training requirements usually needed to become driving instructors.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, to be qualified to provide street or highway driving instruction, a person must be certified by the department of transportation (DOT) and authorized by the board of educational examiners; however, certain peace officers and retired peace officers are not required to be authorized by the board of educational examiners. This bill provides that certain peace officers and retired peace officers need not be certified by the DOT. Current DOT administrative rules also provide certain instructor preparation requirements for driving instructors. The bill exempts certain peace officers and retired peace officers from those requirements.4(11)(a, b, c, and h), a peace officer includes sheriffs and their regular deputies who are subject to mandated law enforcement training, marshals and police officers of cities, peace officer members of the department of public safety, and employees of the DOT designated as peace officers.49C, after service as a peace officer.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2020 (as SSB 3108). Meeting: Monday, February 10 · 3:00 PM · RM G17.
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