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SB 216 establish a state-wide driver education program.

State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2013  

167U0710   SENATE TRANSPORTATION ENGROSSED    NO.  SB 216 -  02/04/2013  
This bill has been extensively amended (hoghoused) and may no longer be consistent with the original intention of the sponsor.
Introduced by:    The Committee on Transportation at the request of the Task Force on Teen Driving Safety
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to establish a state-wide driver education program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That chapter 32-12 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
    There is hereby established within the Department of Public Safety a statewide standardized driver education program. The department shall design driver education programs, curriculum models of instruction, standardized testing methodology for students, standard training programs, and licensing and continuing education criteria for instructors. The South Dakota Board of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 regarding the driver education curriculum and licensing of instructors. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish procedures for implementing the driver education program.
    Section 2. That chapter 32-12 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
    The position of driver education coordinator is created within the Department of Public Safety. The coordinator shall be responsible for establishing and continuing the driver education program as set forth in section 1 of this Act.