An act relating to driver education, 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 487              By: Dossett
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6                  AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to driver education; amending 47 O.S.

7   2021, Section 804, as amended by Section 28, Chapter

8   310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 804),

8   which relates to instructor's license qualifications;

9   requiring Service Oklahoma to promulgate certain

9   rules; and declaring an emergency.

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12 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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14 amended by Section 28, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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15 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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17 such person applies for and obtains from Service Oklahoma a license
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18 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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20 the Department of Public Safety, shall state the requirements for an
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21 instructor's license, including requirements concerning moral
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22 character, physical condition, knowledge of the courses of
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23 instruction, motor vehicle laws and safety principles and practices,
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24 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. Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the State Department

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4 of Rehabilitation Services, shall promulgate rules to allow a person
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5 to act as an instructor for an individual who, due to injury,
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6 disability, or other circumstance, is unable to operate an
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7 unmodified motor vehicle and must operate a modified motor vehicle
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8 that accommodates such injury, disability, or other circumstance.
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9   SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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10 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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11 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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12 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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