HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1568

As Passed House:

March 9, 2001

Title:  Updating procedures for actions against driving school licensees.

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:  2/13/01, 2/15/01 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House: 3/9/01, 93-0.

Brief Summary of Bill

$Technical corrections are made that allow suspension of driver training school or driver school instructor licenses when requirements for licensing are no longer met.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  Do pass. Signed by 27 members: Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co‑Chair; Mitchell, Republican Co‑Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; Ahern, Anderson, Armstrong, Edmonds, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Jarrett, Marine, Mielke, Morell, Murray, Ogden, Reardon, Rockefeller, Romero, Schindler, Simpson, Sump, Wood and Woods.

Staff:  Penny Nerup (786-7335).

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.

This is Department of Licensing request legislation.

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 that clarify 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:  Supports the bill.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Representative Lovick, prime sponsor.