Pennsylvania Act 1998-107 — PRIVATE DRIVER EDUCATION OR TRAINING SCHOOL ACT - AMEND

Act text

Session of 1998

No. 1998-107

SB 263

AN ACT

Amending the act of January 18, 1952 (1951 P.L.2128, No.605), entitled "An act defining and providing for the licensing and regulation of private driver education or training schools; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Public Instruction; and imposing penalties," further regulating mileage and age of driver training vehicles.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 4(3)(d) of the act of January 18, 1952 (1951 P.L.2128, No.605), referred to as the Private Driver Education or Training School Act, amended November 29, 1990 (P.L.573, No.146), is amended to read:

Section 4. The qualifications for licensure and the standards of licensure.

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(3) Instructional Equipment and Materials.

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(d) Every vehicle used for practical driver training shall be a recent model, not more than [five (5)] eight (8) years old or having not more than [fifty thousand (50,000)] eighty thousand (80,000) miles, whichever occurs later, with special equipment as follows: operable extra brake pedal, and in the case of vehicles equipped with standard transmission an operable extra clutch pedal, defroster and heater in working order, rear-view mirror placed on the inside of the car in the vicinity of the cowl, two (2) outside rear-view mirrors, one on each side of the vehicle, and cushions for the proper seating of the students.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 24th day of November, A. D. 1998.

THOMAS J. RIDGE