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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky State Police to institute a pilot 1
program of remote testing for instruction permits in counties that do not have a regional 2
driver licensing office. 3
WHEREAS, 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 18, required that after June 30, 2022, 4
operator's licenses would no longer be issued at circuit clerk offices and instead be issued 5
through driver licensing regional offices operated by the Transportation Cabinet; and 6
WHEREAS, in response to this change in issuance procedures, the Kentucky State 7
Police, which administers operator's license testing under KRS 186.480, moved its 8
instruction permit and road skills testing operations to a regional model as well; and 9
WHEREAS, concerns have been raised by parents who live in counties which do 10
not have a driver licensing regional office that much school and work time is missed 11
traveling to the limited testing sites; and 12
WHEREAS, 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51 also mandated an expansion of online and 13
remote renewal options, as well as "Popup" licensing centers, a traveling service that 14
brings all the services offered in driver licensing regional offices to counties that do not 15
have a regional office; and 16
WHEREAS, in the spirit of the enabling act, the Kentucky State Police should 17
endeavor to explore options for remote testing, especially for instruction permits; 18
NOW, THEREFORE, 19
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 20
Section 1. The Kentucky State Police shall establish a pilot project to provide 21
written instruction permit testing at regular intervals in counties that do not have a 22
permanent Transportation Cabinet regional driver licensing office. 23
Section 2. At the minimum, in undertaking the pilot project identified in Section 24
1 of this Resolution, the Kentucky State Police shall: 25
(1) Coordinate with public libraries and high schools to use existing facilities to 26
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(2) Explore technological innovations that allow for proctored testing through 1
web-based applications; 2
(3) Explore using library and school personnel to aid in the administration of 3
testing where practical; 4
(4) Schedule remote testing in counties that coincides with Transportation 5
Cabinet "Popup" remote license issuance terminal visits to that county; and 6
(5) Collect data on the number of testing appointments in each county, the 7
number of applicants served, the number of unclaimed testing slots, and the number of 8
no-shows. 9
Section 3. No later than November 30, 2024, the Kentucky State Police shall 10
report on the results of the pilot program identified in Section 1 of this Resolution, as 11
well as recommendations for elements of a permanent program, to the Interim Joint 12
Committee on Transportation. 13
Section 4. The Clerk of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this Resolution to 14
Colonel Phillip "PJ" Burnett, Jr., Commissioner, Kentucky State Police, 919 Versailles 15
Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. 16