SB 6547-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/18/02)

     Shifts approval of driver training schools from the superintendent of public instruction to the department of licensing.

     Requires persons instructing students under eighteen years of age to have a background check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation.  The background check shall also include a fingerprint check using a fingerprint card.

     Provides that the cost of the background check shall be paid by the instructor.

     Authorizes the department to waive the background check for any applicant who has had a background check within two years before applying to become an instructor.