DRIVER'S ED. NIGHTTIME DRIVING; AMEND S.B. 192 & 193:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bills 192 and 193 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Roger Victory
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
CONTENT
Senate Bill 192 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to specify that the nighttime hours requirement for the issuance of a level 2 graduated license would not apply to a person who had been issued a graduated driver license that permitted daylight driving only as provided in R 257.3 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(Rule 257.3 specifies that a restricted driver's license permitting daylight driving may be issued only if an applicant or licensee submits a statement from an ophthalmologist or optometrist stating one of the following: 1) the applicant has visual acuity less than 20/50 to
and including 20/70 with no recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision; 2) he or she has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/60 with recognizable abnormalities affecting vision.)
Senate Bill 193 would amend the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act to specify that the nighttime hours requirement for a student's admission into a Segment 2 curriculum course would not apply to a person who had been issued a graduated driver license that permitted daylight driving only as provided in R 257.3 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Senate Bill 193 is tie-barred to Senate Bill 192. Senate Bill 192 would be known as the "Jack Robert Carrier law".
MCL 257.310e (S.B. 192) Legislative Analyst: Tyler VanHuyse
256.659 (S.B. 193)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 4-30-19 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.