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Minutes for HB2031 - Committee on Transportation
Short Title
Permitting driving school instructors to possess a motorcycle driver's license from any state.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 4, 2025
The Chair opened the hearing on HB2031.
Mr. Siebers explained that the bill permits driving school instructors and motorcycle driving school instructors to possess a driver's license from any state (Attachment 5). He said the bill also allows motorcycle driving instructors to hold a valid class M driver's license or its equivalent from another state.
Zach Denney, Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR), spoke as a proponent for the bill (Attachment 6). He commented that KDOR is responsible for overseeing the state's driving schools; many driving schools struggle to find qualified teachers. The bill will remove the requirement that driving school instructors hold a Kansas driver's license and would apply to both motorcycle driving schools and standard driving schools. Responding to a question, Dick Carter, representing Johnson County Community College, said the bill focuses on Johnson County, but would also apply to other driving schools in the state.
Written-only support for the bill was provided by Janel Duax, Program Coordinator - Motorcycle Training, Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Johnson County Community College (Attachment 7).
