H.B. 359
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 22, 2021
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH10158-NE-72
Short Title: Driver Eligibility Certificate/License/Waiver. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Winslow.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT REQUIRING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, FOR THE 2020-2021 AND
3 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS, TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN
4 APPLICANT FOR A LIMITED LEARNER'S PERMIT OR PROVISIONAL LICENSE
5 MUST HAVE A DRIVING ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE OR A HIGH SCHOOL
6 DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
7 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
8 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20-11, for the 2020-2021 and
9 2021-2022 school years, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall waive the requirement that an
10 applicant for a limited learner's permit or provisional license must have a driving eligibility
11 certificate or a high school diploma or its equivalent if the applicant meets all other requirements
12 for the limited learner's permit or provisional license.
13 SECTION 2. The requirements of G.S. 115C-12(28), 115C-218.70, 115C-288(k),
14 115C-566, and 115D-5(a3) are waived for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
15 SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
*DRH10158-NE-72*