Volume 44 - Issue 16 - April 17, 2025
State of Kansas
Secretary of State
Certification of New State Laws
I, Scott Schwab, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the following bill is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office.
Scott Schwab
Secretary of State
(Published in the Kansas Register April 17, 2025.)
House Bill No. 2031
An Act concerning drivers’ training; relating to driving instructors; providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver’s license or motorcycle driver’s license from any state; amending K.S.A. 8-276 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 8-276 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-276. (a) In order for a person to qualify as an instructor for a driving school, such person shall meet the following requirements:
(a)(1) Present to the department evidence of:
(1)(A) Credit in driver education and safety from an accredited college or university equivalent to credits in those subjects required of instructors in the schools accredited by the state board;
(2)(B) having a valid credential issued by the state board to teach driver education; or
(3)(C) having completed at least 30 hours of classroom and 24 hours of behind the wheel training under the direct supervision of an individual who is presently licensed as an instructor by the state board under paragraph (1) subparagraph (A) or (2) (B) and who has been continuously licensed and who has actively instructed students for a period of at least three years;
(b)(2) have knowledge of the Kansas operation lifesaver highway/railroad grade crossing safety program;
(c)(3) be physically able to operate safely a motor vehicle and to train others in the operation of motor vehicles;
(d)(4) provide a certificate of health from a medical doctor stating that such person is physically and mentally able to safely operate a motor vehicle;
(e)(5) hold a valid Kansas drivers’ driver’s license or driver’s license issued by any other state; and
(f)(6) pay to the department an application fee of $5.
(b) For a motorcycle instructor subject to the provisions of this section, such motorcycle instructor shall be required to:
(1) Have successfully completed all requirements of this section; and
(2) possess a valid class M driver’s license or equivalent license allowing such individual to operate a motorcycle for another state.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 8-276 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.
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