HB 2560-S.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

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

     Declares that persons instructing students under eighteen years of age are required to have a background check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  The background check must also include a fingerprint check using a fingerprint card.

     Requires that the cost of the background check will be paid by the instructor.

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