As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 237 5
1999-2000 6
SENATOR CUPP 8
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A B I L L
To amend section 4508.01 and to enact section 12
4508.09 of the Revised Code to permit a joint 13
vocational school district to be licensed as a
commercial driver training school and to offer 14
instruction and training to students other than 15
regular full-time students in the operation of
trucks, commercial cars, and commercial tractors, 16
trailers, and semi-trailers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That section 4508.01 be amended and section 20
4508.09 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 21
Sec. 4508.01. As used in sections 4508.01 to 4508.07, 30
inclusive, 4508.09 of the Revised Code: 33
(A) "Commercial driver training school" or "school" means 35
a BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 36
(1) A business enterprise conducted by an individual, 39
association, partnership, or corporation, for the education and 40
training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or 41
both, to operate or drive motor vehicles, and charging a
consideration or tuition for such services; 42
(2) A JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN 44
SECTION 4508.09 OF THE REVISED CODE. 45
(B) "Instructor" means any person, whether acting for 48
himself SELF as operator of a commercial driver training school 49
or for such a school for compensation, who teaches, conducts 50
classes of, gives demonstrations to, or supervises practice of, 51
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persons learning to operate or drive motor vehicles. 52
Sec. 4508.09. (A) A JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY 54
APPLY FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL LICENSE FOR THE 55
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS 57
OTHER THAN REGULARLY ENROLLED FULL TIME STUDENTS IN THE OPERATION
OF TRUCKS, COMMERCIAL CARS, AND COMMERCIAL TRACTORS, TRAILERS, 59
AND SEMI-TRAILERS. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS 60
SECTION, UPON THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROVISIONS THAT 62
GOVERN THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO A COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING 63
SCHOOL TO OFFER INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN THE OPERATION OF 64
TRUCKS, COMMERCIAL CARS, AND COMMERCIAL TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND
SEMI-TRAILERS, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL ISSUE A 65
LICENSE TO THE JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FORM AND 66
MANNER THE DIRECTOR PRESCRIBES. UPON THE ISSUANCE OF THE 67
LICENSE, THE JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY OFFER 68
INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS, COMMERCIAL 69
CARS, AND COMMERCIAL TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND SEMI-TRAILERS AND 71
MAY CHARGE AND RETAIN A FEE FOR THAT INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING.
(B) THE DIRECTOR SHALL ISSUE A NEW LICENSE TO A JOINT 73
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF 74
THE DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH ALL PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN THE 75
ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO A COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL TO 77
OFFER INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS,
COMMERCIAL CARS, AND COMMERCIAL TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND 79
SEMI-TRAILERS OTHER THAN ANY PROVISION OF A RULE REQUIRING 80
INSURANCE COVERAGE. IF A DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH ALL PROVISIONS 81
GOVERNING THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE OTHER THAN THE INSURANCE 83
COVERAGE PROVISIONS, THE DIRECTOR SHALL ISSUE THE NEW LICENSE ON 84
THE CONDITION THAT THE JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OBTAIN 85
THE REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE AND SUBMIT PROOF OF THE INSURANCE 86
COVERAGE TO THE DIRECTOR NOT LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE 87
OF ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE. 88
Section 2. That existing section 4508.01 of the Revised 90
Code is hereby repealed. 91
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Section 3. An educational institution that, on the 93
effective date of this act, is acting as a commercial driver 94
training school and is licensed under Chapter 4508. of the 95
Revised Code shall retain its license and be eligible to renew
its license so long as the educational institution meets all the 96
requirements for retaining and renewing its license. 97