DRIVER ED; TRAFFIC STOP PROTOCOL H.B. 4705:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4705 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Peter Lucido
House Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act to require a Segment 1 curriculum to include classroom instruction concerning the actions a driver should take during a traffic stop.
The Act specifies that a Segment 1 curriculum must include both classroom and behind-the-wheel driver education course experience. The classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction must be integrated, relate to each other, and meet certain requirements.
Each student must receive at least 24 hours of classroom instruction. The instruction must include information concerning the laws pertaining to bicycles and motorcycles and must emphasize awareness of their operation on the streets, roads, and highways of the State.
The bill also would require classroom instruction concerning the proper actions to be taken by a driver during a traffic stop.
The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.
(Under the Michigan Vehicle Code, an operator's license issued to a person under 17 years old must be a graduated driver license. A person must have successfully completed Segment 1 of a driver education course in order to receive a level 1 graduated licensing status, which allows the person to operate a motor vehicle when accompanied by a licensed parent or legal guardian or, with the permission of the parent or guardian, another licensed driver who is at least 21 year old.)
MCL 256.657 Legislative Analyst: Drew Krogulecki
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.