Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0019 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 19
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 9-27-6.
7	7	Synopsis: Driver instructions of law enforcement procedures.
8	8	Requires the driver education advisory board to consult with the
9	9	commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles (commissioner) and the
10	10	state police department, and advise the commissioner in the
11	11	administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau of
12	12	motor vehicles (bureau) regarding driver education in: (1) the
13	13	procedures of a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop; and (2)
14	14	the actions a person should take during a traffic stop, including
15	15	appropriate interaction with a law enforcement officer. Requires the
16	16	bureau to include in any driver education manual published by the
17	17	bureau the following: (1) A description of the procedures of a law
18	18	enforcement officer during a traffic stop. (2) An explanation of the
19	19	actions a person should take during a traffic stop, including appropriate
20	20	interaction with a law enforcement officer. Provides that driver
21	21	education curriculum must include instruction about actions to take
22	22	during a traffic stop and the appropriate interaction with a law
23	23	enforcement officer during a traffic stop.
24	24	Effective: July 1, 2025.
25	25	Randolph Lonnie M, Taylor G,
26	26	Pol Jr.
27	27	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
28	28	Law.
29	29	2025 IN 19—LS 6032/DI 151 Introduced
30	30	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
31	31	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
32	32	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
33	33	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
34	34	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
35	35	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
36	36	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
37	37	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
38	38	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
39	39	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
40	40	SENATE BILL No. 19
41	41	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
42	42	motor vehicles.
43	43	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
44	44	1 SECTION 1. IC 9-27-6-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
45	45	2 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
46	46	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory board"
47	47	4 refers to the driver education advisory board established by subsection
48	48	5 (b).
49	49	6 (b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise the
50	50	7 commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission
51	51	8 and the bureau regarding driver education.
52	52	9 (c) The advisory board is composed of seven (7) individuals
53	53	10 appointed by the commissioner as follows:
54	54	11 (1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals
55	55	12 endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the
56	56	13 selection of individuals for membership under this subdivision,
57	57	14 consideration must be given to driver education instruction
58	58	15 performed in urban and rural areas.
59	59	16 (2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
60	60	17 (3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
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62	62	1 (4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher education.
63	63	2 (5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance
64	64	3 industry.
65	65	4 (d) A member of the advisory board serves a two (2) year term. A
66	66	5 member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full
67	67	6 terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed
68	68	7 and qualified.
69	69	8 (e) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good
70	70	9 cause.
71	71	10 (f) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the
72	72	11 appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position
73	73	12 to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for
74	74	13 the vacating member's unexpired term.
75	75	14 (g) The advisory board shall:
76	76	15 (1) consult with and advise the commissioner in the
77	77	16 administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau
78	78	17 regarding driver education; and
79	79	18 (2) suggest rules regarding the education and training of persons
80	80	19 to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a person for an
81	81	20 examination or validation for a driver's license; and
82	82	21 (3) consult with the commissioner and the state police
83	83	22 department, and advise the commissioner in the
84	84	23 administration of the policies of the commission and the
85	85	24 bureau regarding driver education in:
86	86	25 (A) the procedures of a law enforcement officer during a
87	87	26 traffic stop; and
88	88	27 (B) the actions a person should take during a traffic stop,
89	89	28 including appropriate interaction with a law enforcement
90	90	29 officer.
91	91	30 (h) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a
92	92	31 civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or
93	93	32 thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member
94	94	33 of the advisory board.
95	95	34 SECTION 2. IC 9-27-6-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
96	96	35 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
97	97	36 1, 2025]: Sec. 10.5. The bureau shall include in any driver
98	98	37 education manual published by the bureau the following:
99	99	38 (1) A description of the procedures of a law enforcement
100	100	39 officer during a traffic stop.
101	101	40 (2) An explanation of the actions a person should take during
102	102	41 a traffic stop, including appropriate interaction with a law
103	103	42 enforcement officer.
104	104	2025 IN 19—LS 6032/DI 151 3
105	105	1 SECTION 3. IC 9-27-6-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2015,
106	106	2 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
107	107	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. In addition to adopting rules under sections
108	108	4 6(b), 8(b), and 9(b) of this chapter, the bureau shall adopt rules under
109	109	5 IC 4-22-2 concerning the following:
110	110	6 (1) Methods and procedures for the investigation and evaluation
111	111	7 of the qualifications of individuals applying for licenses under
112	112	8 sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.
113	113	9 (2) The criteria upon which to issue, deny, suspend, renew, and
114	114	10 revoke licenses under section 10 of this chapter, including
115	115	11 requirements for continuing education for instructors.
116	116	12 (3) Procedures for:
117	117	13 (A) the investigation into potential grounds for; and
118	118	14 (B) conduct of hearings on;
119	119	15 the issuance, renewal, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of
120	120	16 a license.
121	121	17 (4) Standards for classroom and in-car driver education
122	122	18 curriculum (including classroom instruction, Internet instruction,
123	123	19 and practice driving) and equipment. Classroom instruction
124	124	20 standards established under this subdivision must provide for
125	125	21 instruction about:
126	126	22 (A) railroad-highway grade crossing safety; and
127	127	23 (B) the procedure for participation in the human organ donor
128	128	24 program;
129	129	25 (C) actions to take during a traffic stop; and
130	130	26 (D) appropriate interaction with a law enforcement officer
131	131	27 during a traffic stop;
132	132	28 and must limit classroom instruction to students at least fifteen
133	133	29 (15) years of age.
134	134	30 (5) Limitations on the number of:
135	135	31 (A) hours an instructor may teach in a day; and
136	136	32 (B) classroom and driving hours in which a driver education
137	137	33 student may participate during a day.
138	138	34 (6) Programs to improve parental involvement in driver
139	139	35 education.
140	140	36 (7) Establishment and maintenance of standards for instructors of
141	141	37 driver education, including:
142	142	38 (A) secondary school driver education instructors;
143	143	39 (B) driver training school instructors; and
144	144	40 (C) higher education driver education instructors.
145	145	41 (8) Minimum hours of instruction for an approved driver
146	146	42 education course that include:
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148	148	1 (A) thirty (30) hours of classroom or online training; and
149	149	2 (B) six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel training.
150	150	2025 IN 19—LS 6032/DI 151