Bill Summary for H 359 (2021-2022)

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May 11 2021

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View NCGA Bill Details2021
House Bill 359 (Public) Filed Monday, March 22, 2021
AN ACT TO TEMPORARILY WAIVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT RELATE TO DRIVING ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATES AND TO RESTORE CERTAIN PERMITS AND PROVISIONAL LICENSES REVOKED DUE TO CERTIFICATE INELIGIBILITY.
Intro. by Winslow, Moffitt, Torbett, Elmore.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Deletes the content of the act with the exception of Section 3 concerning the restoration of a permit or license that was revoked due to ineligibility for a driving eligibility certificate. Provides that changes in this section apply to revocations resulting from notifications of ineligibility received by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) dated on or after March 1, 2020, through the section's effective date (was, applicable to revocations resulting from notifications of ineligibility received by the Division dated on or after the first day of the 2020-21 school year through the effective date of this section). Makes conforming organizational changes. 

Adds the following. Requires a person required to sign a driving eligibility certificate to issue the certificate without requiring the person to whom it is issued to be making progress toward obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent, and no school authority shall notify the DMV that a person no longer meets the requirements for a driving eligibility certificate because the person is not making progress toward obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent. Expires June 30, 2022. 

Amends the act's long title.