An act relating to commercial driver training, the official text

1                  STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

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3 SENATE BILL 402              By: Stewart

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6                  AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to commercial driver training;

7   amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 804, as amended by

8   Section 28, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp.

8   2024, Section 804), which relates to instructor's

9   licenses; directing Service Oklahoma to promulgate

9   certain rules; and declaring an emergency.

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1 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

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13  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY  47 O.S. 2021, Section 804, as

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1 4 amended by Section 28, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,

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1 5 Section 804), is amended to read as follows:

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16  Section 804. A. No person shall act as an instructor unless

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1 7 such person applies for and obtains from Service Oklahoma a license

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1 8 in the manner and form prescribed by Service Oklahoma.

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19  B. Rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with

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2 0 the Department of Public Safety, shall state the requirements for an

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2 1 instructor's license, including requirements concerning moral

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2 2 character, physical condition, knowledge of the courses of

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2 3 instruction, motor vehicle laws and safety principles and practices,

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2 4 previous personnel and employment records, and such other matters as

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1 Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department of Public

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2 Safety, may prescribe for the protection of the public.

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3   C. Rules promulgated by Service Oklahoma under the provisions

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4 of subsection B of this section shall require an applicant for the

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5 license to have three (3) years of verifiable commercial driving

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6 experience within ten (10) years of the application date or three

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7 (3) years of verifiable experience as an instructor at a commercial

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8 driver training school within ten (10) years of the application

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9 date.

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10  SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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1 1 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

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1 2 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and

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1 3 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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