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S3844
SENATE, No. 3844
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
���� Permits certain drivers� schools to conduct road
tests.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
An Act
concerning the licensing of certain drivers,
amending P.L.1951, c.216, and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Section 4 of P.L.1951,
c.216 (C.39:12-4) is amended to read as follows:
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4.
��� The
[
director may
]
chief
administrator shall, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968,
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.),
make such rules as
[
he
]
the chief administrator
deems reasonable for the
implementation of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-1 et
seq.) and
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) for the
conduct of drivers�
schools
, including the standards for the provision of the road test,
required pursuant to R.S.39:3-10, that is conducted by an examiner that is
licensed to operate a driver�s school
.
(cf: P.L.1951, c.216, s.4)
���� 2.��� (New section) a.� The
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may designate and appoint competent
examiners, who shall be licensed to operate drivers� schools, pursuant to the
provisions of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-1 et seq.), to conduct the road test
required to obtain a driver�s license, pursuant to R.S.39:3-10.
���� b.��� Upon the completion of a
road test, the examiner shall provide the applicant sitting for the road test
with documentation, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Chief
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, certifying that the
applicant successfully or unsuccessfully completed the road test.�
���� c.���� Any applicant who has
successfully completed a road test conducted by an examiner licensed to operate
a driver�s school shall provide the document certifying successful completion
of the road test, in addition to all other documents required pursuant to law,
to a commission agency or regional service center to obtain a probationary
driver�s license.
���� Any applicant who has
unsuccessfully completed a road test conducted by an examiner licensed to
operate a driver�s school shall be required to wait a period of 14 days prior
to retaking the road test.
���� d.��� Within 30 days of the
implementation of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill), and notwithstanding the
provisions of the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1
et seq.) to the contrary, the chief administrator, shall, immediately upon
filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt the rules and
regulations prepared by the commission pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1951, c.216
(C.39:12-4) and any other rules and regulations necessary to establish
standards for the provision of the road test, required pursuant to R.S.39:3-10,
that is conducted by an examiner that is licensed to operate a driver�s school.
���� The rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be in effect for a period not to
exceed one year after the date of the filing.� Any rules and regulations shall
thereafter be adopted, amended, or readopted by the commission in accordance
with the requirements of the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410
(C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill permits the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to designate and appoint examiners that
are licensed to operate drivers� schools (licensed examiners) to conduct the
road test required to obtain a driver�s license.
���� The bill requires the
examiner, upon the completion of a road test, to provide the applicant sitting
for the road test with documentation, in accordance with procedures prescribed
by the MVC, certifying successful or unsuccessful completion of the road test.�
Any applicant who has successfully completed a road test conducted by a licensed
examiner is to provide the document certifying successful completion of the
road test, in addition to all other documents required pursuant to law, to an
MVC agency or regional service center to obtain a probationary driver�s
license.� An applicant who has not successfully completed the road test
conducted by a licensed examiner is required to wait a period of 14 days prior
to retaking the road test.
���� Under the bill, the Chief
Administrator of the MVC is required to promulgate rules for the conduct of
drivers� schools, including the standards for the provision of the road tests
that are conducted by a licensed examiner within 30 days of the implementation
of the bill.� The temporary rules and regulations adopted under the bill are to
be in effect for a period not to exceed one year after the date of the filing
with Office of Administrative Law.� Any rules and regulations adopted, amended,
or readopted thereafter by the MVC are to be in accordance with the
requirements of the �Administrative Procedure Act.� ��