CHAPTER 411

S.P. 144 - L.D. 446

An Act To Mandate Payment of Licensed Sign Language

Interpreters for Driver Education Students

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1352, sub-§1, as affected by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 and amended by Pt. B, §14 and affected by Pt. C, §15, is further amended to read:

1. Motorcycle driver education required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle instruction permit, license or endorsement may not be issued to a person, unless that person presents a certificate of successful completion of a motorcycle driver education program and examination approved by the Secretary of State, except as provided in this subsection. If a person is hearing-impaired and a course is not readily available to that person, the Secretary of State may arrange for that person to complete a motorcycle driver education program using an electronic communications system. The program must meet the requirements of this section.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:

5-A. License fees. Except as provided in section 1355, license License fees must be paid to the Secretary of State and deposited into the Highway Fund. The following fees apply.

A. The fee for a driver education school license is $125.