SB 368 Summary

• Permits the department of toxicology to collect fees at amounts charged as of January 1, 2013, for certifying breath testing equipment operators, maintaining and calibrating equipment, and providing training services.

• Requires the department to publish the January 1, 2013 fee schedule and allows future fee changes only through rule adoption with at least six months' notice to affected agencies and interested parties.

• Legalizes and validates all fees charged by the department since July 1, 2011.

• Establishes the breath test training and certification fund to receive collected fees and money from the former state department of toxicology, with funds available for department operations, equipment replacement, and research.

• Declares an emergency, making the bill effective upon passage.