HB 2183 Summary

• Establishes licensing and regulatory framework for traffic survival schools, requiring Department of Transportation authorization, $200 annual licensing fees, and compliance with quality control standards.

• Creates three categories of authorized third parties for driver licensing functions: driver license providers (testing and processing), driver license training providers (instruction), and commercial driver license examiners, with implementation beginning July 1, 2014.

• Modifies driver license requirements to allow Department acceptance of documentation from approved third parties for driver training, motorcycle training, and special performance equipment training instead of requiring road tests.

• Adds motorized touring vehicles to Class D driver license eligibility requirements and requires fingerprint clearance cards for traffic survival school applicants owning 20 percent or more of an entity.

• Changes language in traffic violation provisions from "convicted" to "found responsible" and consolidates traffic survival school fee and enrollment provisions into new statutes.