H 4185 General Bill, By Erickson and Gilliam
Summary: Driver training
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-23-60, RELATING TO MINIMUM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS OF OPERATION FOR DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS AND INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS, SO AS TO REPLACE THE TERM "DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE" WITH THE TERM "DRIVER TRAINING COURSE"; BY ADDING SECTION 56-23-105 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "CLASSROOM TRAINING", TO PROVIDE THE COMPONENTS OF ONLINE CLASSROOM TRAINING INSTRUCTION, TESTING, AND COURSE COMPLETION; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-20, RELATING TO REQUIRING PERSONS TO POSSESS DRIVERS' LICENSES TO DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE SURRENDER AND DISPOSITION OF OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE PERSONS WHO POSSESS OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS' LICENSES MUST SURRENDER THEM WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF BECOMING RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE BEFORE THEY CAN BE ISSUED SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVERS' LICENSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-220, RELATING TO VISION SCREENINGS REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF INITIAL AND RENEWAL DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE OTHERWISE EXEMPTED, TO EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE DATE OF A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION MAY BE ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-23-40, RELATING TO LICENSE FEES IMPOSED ON DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS, THE EXPIRATION OF LICENSES, AND REQUIRING DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN CORPORATE SURETY BONDS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LICENSE FEE AND REVISE THE LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE.
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03/28/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 29)
03/28/23	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 29)
03/29/23		Scrivener's error corrected