Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1025 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb1025
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1025
8	8	R4 2lr2580
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10	10	By: Delegate Forbes
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Vehicle Laws – Driver Education – Self–Paced, Online Instruction 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the classroom instruction 3
21	21	component necessary for obtaining a provisional driver’s license by completing 4
22	22	certain self–paced, online driver education instruction approved by the Motor 5
23	23	Vehicle Administration; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Administration 6
24	24	to include standards for self–paced, online driver education instruction; and 7
25	25	generally relating to self–paced, online driver education instruction. 8
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
28	28	Article – Transportation 10
29	29	Section 16–105(d)(2) 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Transportation 15
35	35	Section 16–105(d)(3) through (5) and 16–505 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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42	42	Article – Transportation 21
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44	44	16–105. 22
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46	46	(d) (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual 23
47	47	under the age of 19 years who holds a learner’s instructional permit may not take a driver 24
48	48	skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license: 25 2 HOUSE BILL 1025
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52	52	(i) Sooner than 9 months following the later of: 1
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54	54	1. The date that the individual first obtains the learner’s 2
55	55	instructional permit; or 3
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57	57	2. The most recent date the individual was convicted of, or 4
58	58	granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, a 5
59	59	moving violation; 6
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61	61	(ii) Until after successful completion of: 7
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63	63	1. The driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 8
64	64	of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of 9
65	65	highway driving instruction; and 10
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67	67	2. At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the 11
68	68	period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 12
69	69	behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 13
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71	71	A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 14
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73	73	B. Is at least 21 years old; and 15
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75	75	C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 16
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77	77	(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 17
78	78	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by: 18
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80	80	1. Each supervising driver who certifies that the individual 19
81	81	has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice 20
82	82	requirements of item (ii)2 of this paragraph; and 21
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84	84	2. If a signature of a parent, guardian, or other person is 22
85	85	required under § 16–107 of this subtitle, the parent, guardian, or other person who signs 23
86	86	the individual’s application under that section. 24
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88	88	(3) An individual who holds a learner’s instructional permit and who is 18 25
89	89	years old and has a high school diploma or its equivalent or is at least 19 years old but 26
90	90	under the age of 25 years may not take a driver skills examination or driver road 27
91	91	examination for a provisional license: 28
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93	93	(i) Sooner than the later of: 29
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95	95	1. 3 months following the date that the individual first 30
96	96	obtains the learner’s instructional permit; or 31
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100	100	2. 9 months following the most recent date the individual 1
101	101	was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation; 2
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103	103	(ii) Until after successful completion of: 3
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105	105	1. A. A standard driver education program approved 4
106	106	under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at 5
107	107	least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; OR 6
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109	109	B. FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD 7
110	110	BUT UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, A STANDARD SELF –PACED, ONLINE DRIVER 8
111	111	EDUCATION PROGRAM AP PROVED UNDER SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE, CONSISTING 9
112	112	OF AT LEAST 30 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTIO N AND AT LEAST 6 HOURS OF 10
113	113	HIGHWAY DRIVING INST RUCTION; and 11
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115	115	2. At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the 12
116	116	period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 13
117	117	behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 14
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119	119	A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 15
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121	121	B. Is at least 21 years old; and 16
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123	123	C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 17
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125	125	(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 18
126	126	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver 19
127	127	who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has 20
128	128	completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph. 21
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130	130	(4) An individual at least 25 years old who holds a learner’s instructional 22
131	131	permit and has not been convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving 23
132	132	violation may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a 24
133	133	provisional license: 25
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135	135	(i) Sooner than 45 days following the date that the individual first 26
136	136	obtains the learner’s instructional permit; 27
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138	138	(ii) Until after successful completion of: 28
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140	140	1. A. A standard driver education program approved 29
141	141	under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at 30
142	142	least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; OR 31
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144	144	B. A STANDARD SELF–PACED, ONLINE DRIVER 32
145	145	EDUCATION PROGRAM AP PROVED UNDER SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE, CONSISTING 33 4 HOUSE BILL 1025
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148	148	OF AT LEAST 30 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTION AND AT LEAST 6 HOURS OF 1
149	149	HIGHWAY DRIVING INST RUCTION; and 2
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151	151	2. At least 14 hours, 3 hours of which must occur during the 3
152	152	period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 4
153	153	behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 5
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155	155	A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 6
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157	157	B. Is at least 21 years old; and 7
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159	159	C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 8
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161	161	(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 9
162	162	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver 10
163	163	who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has 11
164	164	completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph. 12
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166	166	(5) An individual at least 25 years old who holds a learner’s instructional 13
167	167	permit and has been convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, at least one 14
168	168	moving violation may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a 15
169	169	provisional license: 16
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171	171	(i) Sooner than 9 months following the most recent date the 17
172	172	individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation; 18
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174	174	(ii) Until after successful completion of: 19
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176	176	1. A. A standard driver education program approved 20
177	177	under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at 21
178	178	least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; OR 22
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180	180	B. A STANDARD SELF–PACED, ONLINE DRIVER 23
181	181	EDUCATION PROGRAM AP PROVED UNDER SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE, CONSISTING 24
182	182	OF AT LEAST 30 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTION AND AT LEAST 6 HOURS OF 25
183	183	HIGHWAY DRIVING INST RUCTION; and 26
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185	185	2. At least 14 hours, 3 hours of which must occur during the 27
186	186	period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 28
187	187	behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 29
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189	189	A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 30
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191	191	B. Is at least 21 years old; and 31
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193	193	C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 32 HOUSE BILL 1025 5
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197	197	(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 1
198	198	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver 2
199	199	who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has 3
200	200	completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph. 4
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202	202	16–505. 5
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204	204	(a) The Administration shall, in consultation with the State Department of 6
205	205	Education, adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with this subtitle to implement 7
206	206	a standardized driver education program conducted by driver education schools under its 8
207	207	jurisdiction. 9
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209	209	(b) Regulations adopted under this section shall be administered by the 10
210	210	Administration and shall include: 11
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212	212	(1) Curriculum, equipment, and fa cility standards for classroom, 12
213	213	laboratory, and on–road instruction phases; 13
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215	215	(2) Minimum student performance standards for an approved driver 14
216	216	education program based upon the standardized curriculum approved by the 15
217	217	Administration, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom OR SELF–PACED, ONLINE 16
218	218	instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; 17
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220	220	(3) Standards for the certification of schools and instructors; 18
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222	222	(4) A system to evaluate the effectiveness of the driver education program; 19
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224	224	(5) Standards governing the required offering of the driver education 20
225	225	program, based on the capacity, enrollment, staff, and facilities of the schools; and 21
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227	227	(6) Standards for the eligibility of individuals to enroll in the program. 22
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229	229	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
230	230	October 1, 2022. 24