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GA HB1134

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2012

Primary Sponsor

Alan Powell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "driver training school" to include public school systems offering driver training courses after regular school hours or on non-school days where fees or tuition are charged, and limits enrollment in such programs to full-time students registered with the sponsoring school system

  • Requires public schools offering fee-based after-hours or non-school-day driver training programs to first solicit proposals from private driver training providers within their jurisdiction before providing such programs themselves

  • Prohibits public school driver training programs from cross-subsidizing costs with funds from any source other than tuition or fees paid by participating students, requiring full-cost accounting of all direct and indirect costs

  • Mandates that public schools prepare and publicly publish a three-year cost-benefit analysis in a local newspaper for two consecutive weeks and send copies via certified mail to all licensed private driver training providers in the county

  • Requires public schools operating after-hours driver training programs to file annual income and expense reports with the Georgia Department of Education and General Assembly within six months of their fiscal year close; the Act takes effect July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Driver training instructors and schools; definitions and exceptions; modify provisions

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/24/2012

Committee Referrals

Motor Vehicles2/23/2012

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