Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1310 is enacted to read:

§1310.__Licensed driver education instructors may conduct

certain road tests

Any person who is certified under subchapter III as a driver education instructor may, with the written permission of the Secretary of State, conduct driver examinations for Class C license applicants.__When granting written permission, the Secretary of State may set limits on the number or location of examinations that may be conducted by that instructor or any other conditions on the offering or conducting of examinations that the Secretary of State considers appropriate.__Permission to conduct examinations under this section may not extend beyond September 1, 2001. The examination fees established in section 1307 remain in effect under this section and remain payable to the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall report by December 1, 2001 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation on all activity conducted under this section.__ That report must include, but is not limited to, the number of requests from driver education instructors and the number of instructors given permission to conduct the examinations.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a 2-year pilot program allowing certified driver education instructors to conduct road tests for Class C driver license applicants. The Secretary of State is directed to report on the success of this program to the Second Regular Session of the 120th Legislature.