Expands driver training education requirements to obtain a driver's license to individuals between the ages of 18 and 21, with staggered implementation between January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2030.
Expires every initial driver's license for a person under the age of 21 on the latter of the driver's license holder's twenty-first birthday or the driver's license holder's second birthdate after driver's license issuance, requiring the driver's license holder to complete a driver training education refresher course before renewal may occur.
Mandates that drivers under the age of 25 with an initial driver's license found to have committed a traffic infraction for a moving violation on two occasions to complete specified courses.
Requires an applicant for an initial driver's license under the age of 25 to pass an online course on work zone and first responder safety until, beginning January 1, 2031, the driver training education course curriculum is required to incorporate this topic.
Requires the Department of Licensing to establish a program to provide vouchers to cover the average cost of driver training education courses for qualifying drivers who reside in low-income households, subject to appropriations.
Raises the fee to obtain a driver's instruction permit by $10, the driver's license exam fee by $15, and the license service fee by 25 cents, and restricts use of this revenue to expanding and improving driver's education programs and activities.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 1878), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗