BILL NUMBER: AB 2407	CHAPTERED  08/21/06

	CHAPTER  129
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 21, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 21, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 7, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 29, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 5, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 6, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Salinas
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Benoit)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bermudez, Canciamilla, Chavez, Coto,
Karnette, Levine, Matthews, Torrico, Walters, and Yee)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2006

   An act to amend Sections 1675 and 1676 of the Vehicle Code,
relating to vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2407, Salinas  Vehicles: mature driver program.
   (1) Existing law requires the Director of Motor Vehicles to
establish standards and develop criteria for the approval of a mature
driver improvement course. Existing law requires the course to
include not less than 400 minutes of instruction. Existing law
provides that upon the satisfactory completion of the course, the
mature driver shall receive a certificate that may be renewed every 3
years from the date of completion by successfully completing a
subsequent mature driver improvement course.
   This bill would provide that a mature driver improvement course to
renew the certificate include not less than 240 minutes of
instruction.
   (2) Existing law authorizes a course provider to charge a fee not
to exceed $20.
   This bill would authorize a course provider to charge a tuition
not to exceed $30.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1675 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   1675.  (a) The director shall establish standards and develop
criteria for the approval of initial and renewal driver improvement
courses specifically designed for the safe driving needs of drivers
who are 55 years of age or older, which shall be known as mature
driver improvement courses.
   (b) The curricula for the courses provided for in subdivision (a)
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following
components:
   (1) How impairment of visual and audio perception affects driving
performance and how to compensate for that impairment.
   (2) The effects of fatigue, medications, and alcohol on driving
performance, when experienced alone or in combination, and
precautionary measures to prevent or offset ill effects.
   (3) Updates on rules of the road and equipment, including, but not
limited to, safety belts and safe and efficient driving techniques
under present day road and traffic conditions.
   (4) How to plan travel time and select routes for safety and
efficiency.
   (5) How to make crucial decisions in dangerous, hazardous, and
unforeseen situations.
   (c) The initial mature driver improvement course shall include not
less than 400 minutes of instruction, and shall not exceed 25
students per single day of instruction or 30 students per two days of
instruction.
   (d) Upon satisfactory completion of an initial mature driver
improvement course, participants shall receive and retain a
certificate provided by the department, awarded and distributed by
the course provider, which shall be suitable evidence of satisfactory
course completion, and eligibility for three years, from the date of
completion, for the mature driver vehicle liability insurance
premium reduction pursuant to Section 11628.3 of the Insurance Code.

   (e) (1) The certificate may be renewed by successfully completing
a subsequent renewal mature driver improvement course within one year
of the expiration of the certificate, or if more than one year has
elapsed since the expiration, a mature driver improvement course in
accordance with the standards established in subdivision (c).
   (2) The renewal mature driver improvement course shall include not
less than 240 minutes of instruction.
   (f) For the purposes of this section, and Sections 1676 and 1677,
"course provider" means any person offering a mature driver
improvement course approved by the department pursuant to subdivision
(a).
  SEC. 2.  Section 1676 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   1676.  (a) A course provider conducting a mature driver
improvement course pursuant to Section 1675 may charge a tuition not
to exceed thirty dollars ($30).
   (b) A course provider shall issue a receipt for the tuition it
collects from an individual who registers for or attends a mature
driver improvement course.
   (c) The department shall charge a fee not to exceed three dollars
($3) for each completion certificate issued to a mature driver
improvement course provider, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
1675. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the department and
shall be sufficient to defray the actual costs incurred by the
department for administering the mature driver improvement program,
for evaluating the program, and for any other activities deemed
necessary by the department to assure high quality education for
participants of the program. A course provider shall not charge a fee
in excess of the fee charged by the department pursuant to this
subdivision for furnishing a certificate of completion or duplicate
thereof. The department shall transmit all fees it receives for
deposit in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund
pursuant to Section 42270.