HB 1110 Summary

• Transfers driver education regulatory responsibilities from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Department of Education, and Commission on Proprietary Education to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, effective July 1, 2011.

• Establishes a 7-member Driver Education Commission to develop policies and recommend rules for driver education, including standards for commercial driver training schools, instructors, and curriculum.

• Requires applicants for an operator's license who need 50+ hours of supervised driving practice to submit a log under penalty of perjury documenting practice driving hours before receiving their license.

• Implements a $5 driver education administration fee collected when persons are convicted of motor vehicle offenses or infractions, with funds deposited to the motor vehicle highway account.

• Changes terminology from "road test" to "skills test" and allows qualified driver education instructors to administer skills and written tests to license applicants, with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles authorizing service charges for these tests.