HB 5702 Summary

• Modifies eligibility requirements for basic driver improvement courses by adding restrictions: individuals cannot have successfully completed more than 2 courses total, and prior completion must have occurred more than 5 years before the current violation.

• Adds new ineligibility criteria including violations of MCL 257.627(6) (changed from 627(9)) and requires individuals to register sponsors with the corporations division of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

• Shifts responsibility for studying the effect of driver improvement courses from individual sponsors to the Secretary of State, requiring reports to standing committees on transportation at least every 5 years beginning October 1, 2026.

• Requires approved sponsors to maintain records for each student including operator's license number, amount paid, course participation dates, and pass/fail status; records must be retained for 2 years and made available for inspection.

• Takes effect 1 year after enactment into law.