3.0.0 563 2020-02-12T18:54:45Z 2020-02-12T18:54:45Z Senate S S 2005-03-08 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-08T23:03:42Z 2005-03-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2269) IntroReferral 2005-03-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2262-2266) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-03-08 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Alcohol and youth Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Department of Transportation Driver education Driver licenses Drug abuse Drunk driving Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Law Science, Technology, Communications Standards Traffic accidents and safety Transportation research Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-21T22:24:11Z Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to establish the National Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Requires the Program, among other things, to provide States with services for coordinating State motor vehicle driver education and licensing programs.

Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to States to: (1) improve motor vehicle driver education programs; and (2) establish and improve the administration of graduated licensing systems.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine whether the establishment and imposition of nationwide minimum standards of motor vehicle driver education would improve national highway traffic safety or the performance and legal compliance of novice drivers.

Modifies eligibility requirements for grants for support of alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures to require a multiple-stage graduated licensing system for young drivers that: (1) authorizes the issuance of an initial license or learner's permit to a driver on or after the driver's 16th birthday; (2) prohibits a person under age 21 with a blood alcohol concentration of .02 percent or greater from operating a motor vehicle; (3) provides for a learning stage and an intermediate stage of at least six months each; (4) limits the numbers of passengers under the age of 18 years old; (5) limits nighttime driving, and (6) applies special penalties for violations of system restrictions and of other State motor vehicle laws.

]]> Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Act of 2005 Display Title Driver Licensing and Education Improvement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve driver licensing and education, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s563is/xml/BILLS-109s563is.xml 2005-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2269) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.