08 HB 969/AP
House
Bill 969 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Lunsford of the
110th,
Loudermilk of the
14th,
Scott of the
2nd,
Lewis of the
15th,
Davis of the
109th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-5-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to exemptions from motor vehicle licensing requirements, so as to revise certain
provisions relating to an exemption for out-of-state students who attend schools
in this state;
to amend Code Section 40-5-22 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons not to be licensed,
minimum ages for licenses, school attendance requirements, and driving training
requirements, so as to provide that a course of instruction given within the
context of a bona fide home schooling program shall constitute an approved
driver education training course; to amend Chapter 10 of Title 40 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to formulation and coordination of
state and local highway safety programs, so as to provide the Governor certain
authority relating to the disposition of surplus property; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
.1.
Code
Section 40-5-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
exemptions from motor vehicle licensing requirements, is amended by revising
subsection (b) as follows:
"(b)
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Code Section 40-5-20 or subsection
(a) of this Code section, a nonresident of this state who is attending a school
in this state shall be exempt from the driver´s licensing requirements of
this chapter if and only if:
(1)
He or she is at least 16 years of age and has in his or her immediate possession
a valid license issued to him or her in his or her home state or country;
provided, however, that any restrictions which would apply to a Georgia
driver´s license as a matter of law would apply to the privilege afforded
to the out-of-state license; and
(2)
He or she is currently enrolled
or was
enrolled during the immediately preceding period of
enrollment in a school in this state, has
paid for the current period of enrollment
or paid for
the immediately preceding period of
enrollment the tuition charged by the
school to nonresidents of Georgia, and has in his or her possession proof of
payment of such tuition for such current
or immediately
preceding period of
enrollment."
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-5-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons
not to be licensed, minimum ages for licenses, school attendance requirements,
and driving training requirements, is amended by adding a new paragraph at the
end of subsection (a.2) to read as follows:
"(5)
For purposes of this Code section, the term 'approved driver education training
course' shall include instruction given in the course of a home education
program that satisfies the reporting requirements of all state laws governing
such programs, provided that such instruction utilizes a curriculum approved by
the department."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
10 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
formulation and coordination of state and local highway safety programs, is
amended by revising Code Section 40-10-7, relating to specific authority and
duties of the Governor, as follows:
"40-10-7.
The
Notwithstanding
the provisions of Code Section 50-5-143,
the Governor is authorized and granted the
power to contract and to exercise any other powers which may be necessary in
order to ensure that all departments of the state government and local political
subdivisions participate to the fullest extent possible in the benefits
available under the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 and similar federal
programs of highway safety. The Governor shall formulate standards for highway
safety programs for political subdivisions to assure that they meet the criteria
of the National Highway Safety Agency and shall institute a reporting system for
the local political subdivisions to report the status of their programs to the
state."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.