HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL 91

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

AN ACT

RELATING TO DRIVER'S EDUCATION; REDUCING TO FIFTY YEARS OLD THE MINIMUM AGE OF COURSE PARTICIPANTS FOR CERTAIN DRIVER'S EDUCATION COURSES TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE DRIVING SCHOOL LICENSING ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 66-10-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 68, Section 55) is amended to read:

     "66-10-12. EXEMPT PROVIDERS.--The Driving School Licensing Act shall not apply to nonprofit corporations that provide motor vehicle accident prevention courses [that fulfill the requirements of Section 59A-32-14 NMSA 1978] approved by the traffic safety bureau of the department of transportation and that are engaged in providing courses exclusively for drivers who are [fifty-five] fifty years of age or older."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2015.

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