Driving Improvement Course Driver's License Points

The bill allows an individual who has been convicted of a traffic infraction to attend a driving improvement course for the purpose of waiving license suspension points for the conviction. The individual must complete a driving improvement course that is offered by a commercial driving school and is approved by the department of revenue (department). The department must adopt rules that:

• Set the number of points assessed for a conviction that may be waived for an individual who successfully completes a driving improvement course;
• Specify how often a points waiver may be claimed;
• Set procedures for claiming a points waiver;
• Establish a process for a commercial driving school to have a driving improvement course approved by the department; and
• Set fees that the department may charge a commercial driving school to offset the direct and indirect costs to implement the bill.

The bill sets standards for the approval of driving improvement courses.

The department may charge a commercial driving school both a fee to approve a driving improvement course and a fee for each individual who claims a points waiver.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)