| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15, | | and affected by §22, is amended to read: |
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| | | 5-A. License fees. Except as provided in section 1355, | | license fees must be paid to the Secretary of State and deposited | | into the Highway Fund. The following fees apply. |
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| | A. The fee for a driver education school license is $125. |
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| | | B. The fee for a driver education teacher or instructor | | license is $80, except that a driver education teacher or | | instructor who is also a certified teacher in a public or | | private secondary school is exempt from license fees | | required in this subsection. |
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| | | C. Each license issued pursuant to this section expires one | year from the date of issuance. The fee for the renewal of | a driver education school license is $125. | | renewal of a driver education teacher or instructor license | | is $80. |
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| | | D. A noncommercial driver education school that offers | | driver education for course credit and does not charge a fee | | for driver education is exempt from the license fees | | required in this subsection. A driver education teacher | | employed by and providing driver education only in a school | | exempt from license fees in accordance with this paragraph | | is also exempt from license fees required in this | | subsection. b! 1995, c. 505, @15 (new); @22 (aff). ?b |
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| | This subsection takes effect January 1, 1997. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Duties of Secretary of State. Pursuant to the duties contained in | | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1354, subsection | | 6, the Secretary of State shall adopt or amend the policies | | regarding driver education programs and the licensing and | | relicensing of driver education teachers and instructors in | | accordance with the following requirements. |
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| | | A.1. Class size may not be limited. |
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| | | 2. A mandatory number of hours of classroom instruction may | | not be required before driver education teachers and | | instructors may begin behind-the-wheel instruction of | | students. |
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| | | 3. Inspection of a driver education vehicle by a state | | inspector before it is approved for use in behind-the-wheel | | instruction may not be required. |
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