76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
 
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LC 518
 
                         House Bill 2140
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for Department of Transportation)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires person under 18 years of age who resides in Clackamas,
Multnomah or Washington County to complete traffic safety
education course prior to issuance of provisional driver license.
  Becomes operative July 1, 2012.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to driver education; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 807.065.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 807.065 is amended to read:
  807.065. (1) The Department of Transportation may not issue a
driver license to a person who is under 18 years of age unless
the person:
  (a) Complies with the requirements of ORS 807.040 and 807.066;
  (b) Passes an examination designed to test the person's
knowledge and understanding of safe driving practices, in
addition to any examination required under ORS 807.070;
  (c) Has had, for at least six months prior to application for
the license, an instruction driver permit issued under ORS
807.280 or the equivalent of an instruction driver permit issued
by another state of the United States or by the District of
Columbia;
  (d) Certifies to the department that the person has had at
least 50 hours of driving experience during which the person was
supervised by a person at least 21 years of age who has had a
valid driver license for at least three years; and
    { - (e) Completes a traffic safety education course that
meets standards developed by the department under ORS 802.345. In
lieu of completion of a traffic safety education course, a person
may certify to the department that the person has had at least 50
hours of driving experience during which the person was
supervised by a person at least 21 years of age who has had a
valid driver license for at least three years, in addition to the
50 hours required by paragraph (d) of this subsection. - }
   { +  (e)(A) If the person is a resident of Clackamas,
Multnomah or Washington County, completes a traffic safety
education course that meets standards developed by the department
under ORS 802.345; or
 
  (B) If the person is a resident of any county other than
Clackamas, Multnomah or Washington County, completes a traffic
safety education course that meets standards developed by the
department under ORS 802.345 or certifies to the department that
the person has had at least 50 hours of driving experience during
which the person was supervised by a person at least 21 years of
age who has had a valid driver license for at least three years,
in addition to the 50 hours required by paragraph (d) of this
subsection. + }
  (2) A person under 18 years of age need not comply with the
requirements of subsection (1)(c), (d) and (e) of this section if
the person has been issued a driver license by another state and
surrenders that license in order to get an Oregon license.
  (3) If the person takes but does not pass a test that consists
of an actual demonstration of driving ability under ORS 807.070,
the department may not allow the person to perform the
demonstration again until the person has had an instruction
permit issued pursuant to ORS 807.280 for a period of not less
than one month.
  (4) A driver license issued pursuant to this section shall be a
provisional driver license.
  (5) The department shall prominently identify each driver
license issued pursuant to this section as a provisional driver
license.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 807.065 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act become operative on July 1, 2012. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The Department of Transportation may take any
action before the operative date specified in section 2 of this
2011 Act that is necessary for the department to exercise, on and
after the operative date specified in section 2 of this 2011 Act,
all of the duties, functions and powers conferred on the
department by the amendments to ORS 807.065 by section 1 of this
2011 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + The amendments to ORS 807.065 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act apply to provisional driver licenses issued on or
after July 1, 2012. + }
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