Bill Text: IN SB0127 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Driver education.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-18 - SECTIONS 18 through 29 effective 07/01/2011 [SB0127 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0127-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles and to make an
appropriation.
(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2011.
(1) "Motor vehicle highway account" means the account of the general fund of the state known as the "motor vehicle highway account" to which is credited collections from motor vehicle registration fees, licenses, driver's and chauffeur's license fees, gasoline taxes, auto transfer fees, certificate of title fees, weight taxes or excise taxes and all other similar special taxes, duties or excises of all kinds on motor vehicles, trailers, motor vehicle fuel, or motor vehicle owners or operators. The account also includes fees collected under IC 9-27-6-9(d).
(2) The term "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.
(3) The term "highways" includes roadway, rights of way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guard rails, protective structures in
connection with highways, drains, culverts, and bridges and the
substructure and superstructure of bridges and approaches thereto
and streets and alleys of cities or towns.
(4) The term "construction" means the planning, supervising,
inspecting, actual building, draining, and all expenses incidental
to the construction of a highway.
(5) The term "reconstruction" means a widening or a rebuilding
of the highway or any portion thereof.
(6) The term "maintenance" when used in reference to cities,
towns, and counties as applied to that part of the highway other
than bridges, means the constant making of needed repairs, to
preserve a smooth surfaced highway, adequately drained, marked
and guarded by protective structures for public safety and, as to
bridges, means the constant making of needed repairs to preserve
a smooth surfaced highway thereon and the safety and
preservation of the bridge and its approaches, together with the
substructure and superstructure thereof; and such term also means
and includes the acquisition and use, in any manner, of all needed
equipment, fuel, materials, and supplies essential and incident
thereto.
(7) The term "vehicle registration" means the number of vehicles
subject to registration under IC 9-18 which are registered
thereunder, and, when used with respect to the state, shall mean
the number of vehicles registered in the state and, when used in
respect to a county, city, or town, shall mean the number of
vehicles registered by owners resident in the county, city, or town.
(1) a course offered by a public or private secondary school, a new motorcycle dealer, or other driver education school offering motorcycle driver training as developed and approved by the state superintendent of public instruction and the bureau; or
(2) a course that is offered by a commercial driving school or new motorcycle dealer and that is approved by the bureau.
(b) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. "Approved motorcycle driver education and training course" means:
(1) a course offered by a public or private secondary school, a new motorcycle dealer, or another driver education school offering motorcycle driver training as developed and approved by the bureau; or
(2) a course that is:
(A) offered by a commercial driving school or new motorcycle dealer; and
(B) approved by the bureau.
(b) This section expires December 31, 2011.
(1) educates or trains a person; or
(2) prepares a person for an examination or a validation given by the bureau;
to operate a truck as a vocation.
(b) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. "Truck driver training school" means a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-17-1-13) that:
(1) is located in Indiana or is a state educational institution;
(2) is subject to rules adopted by the bureau under IC 9-24-6-5.5; and
(3) either:
(A) educates or trains a person; or
(B) prepares a person for an examination or a validation
given by the bureau;
to operate a truck as a vocation.
(b) The rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the Indiana commission on proprietary education established by IC 21-17-2-1 concerning truck driver training schools are considered, after December 31, 2011, rules of the bureau.
(c) The rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the Indiana criminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6-3 concerning commercial driver training schools are considered, after December 31, 2011, rules of the bureau.
(d) The rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the department of state revenue established by IC 6-8.1-2-1 concerning a student of a truck driver training school and a truck driver training school are considered, after December 31, 2011, rules of the bureau.
(e) The rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the Indiana state board of education established by IC 20-19-2-2 concerning driver education are considered, after December 31, 2011, rules of the bureau.
(b) This section expires December 31, 2014.
(1) Satisfies the age requirements set forth in section 2 or 2.5 of this chapter.
(2) Makes proper application to the bureau under IC 9-24-9 upon a form prescribed by the bureau.
completed if the individual is required under section 2.5 of this
chapter to complete a certain number of hours of supervised
driving practice in order to receive an operator's license. The:
(A) parent or guardian of an applicant less than eighteen
(18) years of age; or
(B) applicant, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years
of age;
shall attest in writing under penalty of perjury to the time
logged in practice driving.
(3) Satisfactorily passes the examination and tests required for
issuance of an operator's license under IC 9-24-10.
(4) Pays the fee prescribed by IC 9-29-9.
(1) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
(B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
(C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving, with:
(i) a licensed instructor or a licensed driver who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
(ii) the spouse of the individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.
(B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
(C) Passes the required examination.
(D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
with:
(i) a licensed instructor or a licensed driver who is at least
twenty-five (25) years of age; or
(ii) the spouse of the individual who is at least twenty-one
(21) years of age.
(3) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180)
days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the
time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
(C) Holds an unrevoked driver's license, excluding a learner's
permit or the equivalent, in the state or a combination of states
in which the individual formerly resided for at least one
hundred eighty (180) days.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(4) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana but, at the
time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
(C) Has held an unrevoked operator's, chauffeur's, commercial
driver's, or public passenger chauffeur's license from the state
of prior residence.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50)
hours of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E) or
(a)(2)(D) must submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(d)
evidence of the time logged in practice driving.
(1) of a student's completion of a course of the truck driver training school immediately after the student completes the course; or
(2) of the termination of a student's instruction in the truck driver training school immediately after the student's instruction terminates.
(b) This subsection expires December 31, 2011. In addition to satisfying the requirements of IC 21-17-3-12(a), the owner of a truck driver training school must retain records relating to each student of the truck driver training school for not less than six (6) years.
(c) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. The owner of a truck driver training school shall retain records relating to each student of the truck driver training school for at least six (6) years.
(b) A:
(1) student of a truck driver training school; and
(2) truck driver training school;
are subject to applicable rules adopted by the department of state revenue.
(c) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. A:
(1) student of a truck driver training school; and
(2) truck driver training school;
is subject to applicable rules adopted by the bureau.
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
(3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
(b) This subsection applies beginning July 1, 2010, and expires September 1, 2011. The bureau shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
(2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
(3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
(c) This subsection applies beginning September 1, 2011. The bureau shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
(3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
(1) The name, date of birth, sex, Social Security number, and mailing address, and, if different from the mailing address, the residence address of the applicant. The applicant shall indicate to the bureau:
(A) which address the license or permit shall contain; and
(B) whether the Social Security number or another distinguishing number shall be the distinctive identification number used on the license or permit.
(2) Whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator, a chauffeur, or a public passenger chauffeur or has been the holder of a learner's permit, and if so, when and by what state.
(3) Whether the applicant's license or permit has ever been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason for the suspension or revocation.
(4) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor vehicle law or any other felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used.
(5) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability, and if so, the nature of the disability and other information the bureau directs.
The bureau shall maintain records of the information provided under subdivisions (1) through (5).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), after December 31, 2007, each application for a license or permit under this chapter must require the following information:
(1) The full legal name of the applicant.
(2) The applicant's date of birth.
(3) The gender of the applicant.
(4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
(5) The principal address and mailing address of the applicant.
(6) A:
(A) valid Social Security number; or
(B) verification of an applicant's:
(i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number; and
(ii) identity and lawful status.
(7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells or seizures.
(8) Whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator, a chauffeur, or a public passenger chauffeur or has been the holder of a learner's permit, and if so, when and by what state.
(9) Whether the applicant's license or permit has ever been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason for the suspension or revocation.
(10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor vehicle law or any other felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used.
(11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability, and if so, the nature of the disability and other information the bureau directs.
(12) The signature of the applicant.
The bureau shall maintain records of the information provided under subdivisions (1) through (12).
(c) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's principal address and mailing address, but may provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's principal address and mailing address.
(d) In addition to the information required by subsection (b), an applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of supervised practice driving under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E) or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D) must submit to the commission evidence of the time logged in practice driving. The bureau shall maintain a record of the time log provided.
by this chapter to take an examination shall, upon applying for the
permit or license:
(1) appear before a member of the bureau designated by the
commissioner; or
(2) appear before an instructor having an endorsement under
IC 9-27-6-8 who did not instruct the individual applying for
the license or permit in driver education;
and be examined concerning the applicant's qualifications and ability
to operate a motor vehicle upon Indiana highways.
(b) After June 30, 2011, an applicant may take any or all of the tests required by section 4(a)(1)(B), 4(a)(1)(C), and 4(a)(2) of this chapter at any location in Indiana.
(1) A test of the following of the applicant:
(A) Eyesight.
(B) Ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic.
(C) Knowledge of Indiana traffic laws, including IC 9-26-1-1.5.
(2) An actual demonstration of the applicant's
(b) The examination may include further physical and mental examination that the bureau finds necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon Indiana highways. The applicant must provide the motor vehicle used in the examination.
(c) The bureau:
(1) shall waive the actual demonstration required under subsection (a)(2) for a person who has passed a driver's education
class and a road skills test given by a commercial driver training
school or a high school driver education program given by an
entity licensed under IC 9-27-6-7; and
(2) may waive the testing, other than testing under subsection
(a)(1)(A), of an applicant who has passed:
(A) an examination concerning:
(i) subsection (a)(1)(B); and
(ii) subsection (a)(1)(C); and
(B) a skills test;
given by a commercial driver training school or an entity
licensed under IC 9-27-6-7.
(d) The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying
requirements for a road skills test given under subsection (c) by a
commercial driver training school or a high school driver education
program. and the testing required under subsection (a)(1)(B) and
(a)(1)(C).
(e) An instructor having an endorsement under IC 9-27-6-8 who
did not instruct the applicant for the license or permit in driver
education is not civilly or criminally liable for a report made in
good faith to the:
(1) bureau;
(2) commission; or
(3) driver licensing medical advisory board;
concerning the fitness of the applicant to operate a motor vehicle
in a manner that does not jeopardize the safety of individuals or
property.
Chapter 6. Driver Education Training
Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2011.
Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) An individual giving driver training lessons without charge.
(2) Employers maintaining driver training schools without charge for employees of the employer only.
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "commercial driver training school" means a business enterprise that:
(1) is conducted by an individual, an association, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for the education and training of persons, practically or theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to
prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under
IC 9-24 for a driver's license; and
(2) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of
services.
(b) The term does not include a business enterprise that
educates or trains a person or prepares a person for an
examination or a validation given by the bureau to operate or drive
a motor vehicle as a vocation.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instructor" means the
following:
(1) An individual, whether acting as the operator of a
commercial driver training school or on behalf of a
commercial driver training school, who for compensation
teaches, conducts classes for, gives demonstrations to, or
supervises the practice of individuals learning to operate or
drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for
a driver's license.
(2) An individual who supervises the work of an instructor.
(3) An individual licensed under IC 20-28-5-1.
(4) An individual under the authority of a postsecondary
proprietary educational institution (as defined in
IC 21-17-1-13) who is teaching, conducting classes for, giving
demonstrations to, or supervising the practice of individuals
learning to operate or drive motor vehicles or preparing to
take an examination for a driver's license.
(5) An individual under the authority of a state educational
institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) who is teaching,
conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or
supervising the practice of individuals learning to operate or
drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for
a driver's license.
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the driver
education advisory board established by subsection (b).
(b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise
the commissioner in the administration of the policies of the
commission and the bureau regarding driver education.
(c) The board is composed of seven (7) individuals appointed by
the commissioner as follows:
(1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals
endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the
selection of individuals for membership under this
subdivision, consideration must be given to driver education
instruction performed in urban and rural areas.
(2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
(3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
(4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher
education.
(5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance
industry.
(d) A member of the board serves a three (3) year term. A
member may not serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms.
Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed and
qualified.
(e) A member of the board may be removed for good cause.
(f) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the appointment by
the commissioner of an individual to fill the position to which the
vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for the
vacating member's unexpired term.
(g) At the first meeting of the board each year, the members
shall elect:
(1) one (1) member to be the board's chairperson;
(2) one (1) member to be the board's vice chairperson; and
(3) one (1) member to be the board's secretary.
The chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary serve until their
successors are elected and qualified.
(h) A vacancy in the office of chairperson, vice chairperson, or
secretary shall be filled by vote of the members. The term of office
of a board member chosen to fill a vacancy under this subsection
expires at the first meeting of the board the following year.
(i) The driver education board shall meet at least two (2) times
per year. Additional meetings may be convened at the call of the
chairperson of the board or the written request of any three (3)
members.
(j) Four (4) members of the board constitute a quorum for doing
business. The majority vote of the members who constitute the
quorum and are present and voting is required for the passage of
a matter put to a vote of the board.
(k) The bureau shall provide staff and administrative support
to the board.
(l) The board has the following powers:
(1) To consult with and advise the commissioner in the
administration of the policies of the commission and the
bureau regarding driver education.
(2) To suggest rules regarding the education and training of
persons to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a
person for an examination or validation for a driver's license.
(m) A member of the board is not subject to liability in a civil
action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or
thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a
member of the board.
Sec. 6. (a) To establish or operate a commercial driver training
school, the commercial driver training school must obtain a
commercial driver training school license from the bureau in the
manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the bureau shall adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 that state the requirements for obtaining a
commercial driver training school license. The rules adopted must
be substantially equivalent to rules adopted under section 7(b) of
this chapter.
(c) The rules adopted under subsection (b) must permit a
licensed commercial driver training school to provide classroom
training during which an instructor is present in a county outside
the county where the commercial driver training school is located
to the students of:
(1) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
(2) a nonpublic secondary school that voluntarily becomes
accredited under IC 20-19-2-8;
(3) a nonpublic secondary school recognized under
IC 20-19-2-10;
(4) a state educational institution; or
(5) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
However, the rules must provide that a licensed commercial driver
training school may provide classroom training in an entity listed
in subdivisions (1) through (3) only if the governing body of the
entity approves the delivery of the training to its students.
(d) The rules adopted under subsection (b) must provide that
the classroom training part of driver education instruction may not
be provided to a child less than fifteen (15) years of age.
Sec. 7. (a) To establish or operate a driver education program
under the authority of a:
(1) school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
(2) nonpublic secondary school that voluntarily becomes
accredited under IC 20-19-2-8;
(3) nonpublic secondary school recognized under
IC 20-19-2-10;
(4) postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as
defined in IC 21-17-1-13);
(5) state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32);
or
(6) nonaccredited nonpublic school;
the entity providing the training must obtain a school license from
the bureau in the manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the bureau shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 that state the requirements for obtaining a school license.
The rules adopted must be substantially equivalent to rules
adopted under section 6(b) of this chapter.
(c) The rules adopted under subsection (b) must provide that the
classroom training part of driver education instruction may not be
provided to a child less than fifteen (15) years of age.
Sec. 8. (a) To be eligible to act as a driver education instructor,
an individual must obtain an instructor's endorsement from the
bureau in the manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the bureau shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 that state the requirements for obtaining and renewing
an instructor's endorsement, including the requirements for
continuing education for instructors. The rules must specify the
requirements, including requirements about criminal convictions,
necessary to satisfy the conditions of subsection (c)(3).
(c) The bureau shall issue an instructor's endorsement to an
individual who:
(1) meets the requirements of subsection (a) and rules adopted
under subsection (b);
(2) does not have more than the maximum number of points
for violating traffic laws specified by the bureau by rules
adopted under IC 4-22-2; and
(3) has a good moral character, physical condition, knowledge
of the rules of the road, and work history.
Only an individual who holds an instructor's endorsement issued
by the bureau under this subsection may act as an instructor.
Sec. 9. (a) A license issued under section 6 or 7 of this chapter or
an endorsement issued under section 8 of this chapter expires on
the last day of the fiscal year and may be renewed upon application
to the bureau.
(b) The fee for a license issued under section 6 or 7 of this
chapter or an endorsement issued under section 8 of this chapter
must be prescribed by rule under section 11(1) of this chapter.
(c) A license or endorsement fee may not be refunded if the
license or endorsement application is rejected or the license is
suspended or revoked.
(d) A license or endorsement fee collected under this section
shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account fund
established under IC 8-14-1.
Sec. 10. The bureau may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, cancel,
suspend, or revoke a license or an endorsement issued under this
chapter if it is shown that the person:
(1) who applied for the license or endorsement does not meet
the requirements necessary to obtain the license or
endorsement;
(2) no longer meets the requirements necessary to maintain
the license or endorsement; or
(3) has willfully violated this chapter or a rule adopted by the
bureau concerning driver education instruction.
Sec. 11. In addition to adopting rules under sections 6(b), 7(b),
8(b), and 9(b) of this chapter, the bureau shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 concerning the following:
(1) Methods and procedures for the investigation and
evaluation of the qualifications of individuals applying for
licenses under sections 6 and 7 of this chapter and
endorsements under section 8 of this chapter.
(2) The criteria upon which to issue, deny, suspend, renew,
and revoke licenses and endorsements under section 10 of this
chapter, including requirements for continuing education for
instructors.
(3) Procedures for:
(A) the investigation into potential grounds for; and
(B) conduct of hearings on;
the issuance, renewal, cancellation, suspension, or revocation
of a license or an endorsement.
(4) Standards for classroom and in-car driver education
curriculum (including classroom instruction, Internet
instruction, and practice driving) and equipment. Classroom
instruction standards established under this subdivision must
provide for instruction about:
(A) railroad-highway grade crossing safety; and
(B) the procedure for participation in the human organ
donor program;
and must limit classroom instruction to students at least
fifteen (15) years of age.
(5) Limitations on the number of:
(A) hours an instructor may teach in a day; and
(B) classroom and driving hours in which a driver education student may participate during a day.
(6) Programs to improve parental involvement in driver education.
(7) Establishment and maintenance of standards for instructors of driver education, including:
(A) secondary school driver education instructors;
(B) commercial driver training school instructors; and
(C) higher education driver education instructors.
Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program
Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2011.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "certified chief instructor" means a licensed motorcycle operator who meets standards established by the bureau that are equivalent to or more stringent than those established by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for instructors in motorcycle safety and education.
Sec. 3. The bureau shall develop and administer a motorcycle operator safety education program that, at a minimum, must:
(1) provide motorcycle operator education;
(2) provide instructor training;
(3) increase public awareness of motorcycle safety; and
(4) evaluate and recommend improvements to the motorcycle operator licensing system.
Sec. 4. The commissioner shall appoint:
(1) a program coordinator of the motorcycle operator safety education program developed under section 3 of this chapter who shall administer the motorcycle operator safety education program and conduct an annual evaluation; and
(2) a training specialist of the motorcycle operator safety education program developed under section 3 of this chapter who shall:
(A) establish approved motorcycle driver education and training courses throughout Indiana;
(B) set program and funding guidelines; and
(C) supervise instructors and other personnel as necessary.
The training specialist must be a certified chief instructor and hold a valid license to operate a motorcycle.
Sec. 5. The bureau may enter into contracts with regional training centers or any other sites approved by the commissioner
for the conduct of approved motorcycle driver education and
training courses. If necessary, course sites may charge a reasonable
tuition fee for the courses.
Sec. 6. The commissioner shall appoint a five (5) member
advisory committee consisting of at least three (3) active
motorcyclists to serve in an advisory capacity to the program.
Sec. 7. The motorcycle operator safety education fund is
established. The commissioner shall administer the fund. The fund
consists of money received from motorcycle registrations as
provided under IC 9-29. The money in the fund may be used for
the administration of the program and expenses related to the
program, including:
(1) reimbursement for course sites;
(2) instructor training;
(3) purchase of equipment and course materials; and
(4) technical assistance.
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the motorcycle operator safety education fund established by IC 20-30-13-11.
(2) An amount prescribed as a license branch service charge under IC 9-29-3.
(3) Thirty cents ($0.30) to the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3, as provided under section 0.5 of this chapter.
(4) The balance to the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
(b) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. The fee for the registration of a motorcycle is seventeen dollars and thirty cents ($17.30). The revenue from this fee shall be allocated as follows:
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the motorcycle operator safety education fund established by IC 9-27-7-7.
(2) An amount prescribed as a license branch service charge under IC 9-29-3.
(3) Thirty cents ($0.30) to the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3, as provided under section 0.5 of this chapter.
(4) The balance to the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
(1) skills test under IC 9-24-10-4(a)(2); or
(2) written test under IC 9-24-10-4 (a)(1);
to an applicant for an operator's license who has not been instructed by the testing entity.
(1) The designation and employment of the employees and consultants necessary for the department. The state board shall fix the compensation of employees of the department, subject to the approval of the budget committee and the governor under IC 4-12-2.
(2) The establishment and maintenance of standards and guidelines for media centers, libraries, instructional materials centers, or any other area or system of areas in a school where a full range of information sources, associated equipment, and services from professional media staff are accessible to the school community. With regard to library automation systems, the state board may only adopt rules that meet the standards established by the state library board for library automation systems under IC 4-23-7.1-11(b).
(3) The establishment and maintenance of standards for student personnel and guidance services.
(4) This subdivision expires December 31, 2011. The establishment and maintenance of minimum standards for driver education programs (including classroom instruction and practice driving) and equipment. Classroom instruction standards established under this subdivision must include instruction about:
(A) railroad-highway grade crossing safety; and
(B) the procedure for participation in the human organ donor program;
and must provide, effective July 1, 2010, that the classroom instruction may not be provided to a child less than fifteen (15)
years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
(5) The inspection of all public schools in Indiana to determine
the condition of the schools. The state board shall establish
standards governing the accreditation of public schools.
Observance of:
(A) IC 20-31-4;
(B) IC 20-28-5-2;
(C) IC 20-28-6-3 through IC 20-28-6-7;
(D) IC 20-28-11.5; and
(E) IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5, IC 20-32-6, and
IC 20-32-8;
is a prerequisite to the accreditation of a school. Local public
school officials shall make the reports required of them and
otherwise cooperate with the state board regarding required
inspections. Nonpublic schools may also request the inspection
for classification purposes. Compliance with the building and site
guidelines adopted by the state board is not a prerequisite of
accreditation.
(6) The distribution of funds and revenues appropriated for the
support of schools in the state.
(7) The state board may not establish an accreditation system for
nonpublic schools that is less stringent than the accreditation
system for public schools.
(8) A separate system for recognizing nonpublic schools under
IC 20-19-2-10. Recognition of nonpublic schools under this
subdivision constitutes the system of regulatory standards that
apply to nonpublic schools that seek to qualify for the system of
recognition.
(9) The establishment and enforcement of standards and
guidelines concerning the safety of students participating in
cheerleading activities.
(10) Subject to IC 20-28-2, the preparation and licensing of
teachers.
(b) Before final adoption of any rule, the state board shall make a
finding on the estimated fiscal impact that the rule will have on school
corporations.
to a claim or suit in tort against any of the following:
(1) A member of the bureau of motor vehicles commission
established under IC 9-15-1-1.
(2) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles commission who
is employed at a license branch under IC 9-16, except for an
employee employed at a license branch operated under a contract
with the commission under IC 9-16.
(3) A member of the driver education advisory board
established by IC 9-27-6-5.
(b) IC 9-27-6-5(m) (Concerning members of the driver education advisory board).
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