SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 1568

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Transportation, March 22, 2001

Title:  An act relating to suspension, revocation, and denial of driver training school instructor licenses.

Brief Description:  Updating procedures for actions against driving school licensees.

Sponsors:  By Representatives Lovick, Delvin, Fisher, Hankins, Mitchell, O'Brien and Hurst; by request of Department of Licensing.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Transportation:  3/22/01 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.

Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kastama, McAuliffe, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

Staff:  Dean Carlson (786‑7305)

Background:  The Department of Licensing issues licenses to driver training schools and to their instructors.  Current law limits the authority of the department to suspend a school or instructor license.

Summary of Bill:  Technical corrections are made to the statute authorizing the director of the Department of Licensing to suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew the license of a driver training school or a driver school instructor.  The corrections clarify that these licenses can be suspended when the requirements for licensing are no longer met.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Available.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This bill gives the authority of the Department of Licensing to suspend or revoke the license of a driving school or instructor that no longer meets the legal requirements.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Representative John Lovick, prime sponsor; Carl Spurgeon, Department of Licensing.