05 LC 34
0167
House
Bill 277
By:
Representatives Rice of the
51st,
Dollar of the
45th,
Powell of the
29th,
Murphy of the
23rd,
and Parham of the
141st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration and renewal of
driverś
licenses, so as to provide that driver training schools must be licensed and in
operation for two years before being authorized to conduct on-the-road driving
tests; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to issuance, expiration and renewal of
driverś
licenses, is amended by striking subsection (e) of Code Section 40-5-27,
relating to examination of applicants for
driverś
licenses, and inserting in its place the following:
"(e)
If the department determines that the pilot program provided for in subsection
(d) of this Code section is successful, it shall authorize licensed driver
training schools to conduct on-the-road driving tests as provided in this
subsection. The department shall, prior to approving a licensed driver training
school to conduct on-the-road driving tests as provided in this subsection, make
a determination that the school has been licensed for a minimum of
one
year
two
years and has conducted driver education
and adult
education courses on a full-time basis for
such one
year
two-year
period and that such school meets all other standards which the department may
establish as a condition for approval to conduct such tests. The department
shall authorize a driver training school licensed pursuant to Chapter 13 of
Title 43 and approved by the department to administer the testing provided for
in this Code section, provided that the applicant has successfully completed a
driver training course which includes a minimum of 30 class hours of instruction
and six hours of private in-car training. The department may establish by rules
and regulations the type of tests or demonstrations to be made by applicants for
any Class C or Class D
driveŕs
license under this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.