AN ACT to require the division of motor vehicles of the department of transportation to provide materials required for licensure in additional languages.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

(c2)    Provision of Materials in Additional Languages. – The Division shall provide an option for applicants to (i) receive the driver license handbook prepared pursuant to G.S. 20‑88.1 and (ii) take the written test required for licensure under this section in all of the following languages:

(1)        Chinese.

(2)        Khmer.

(3)        Spanish.

(4)        Each language that is the primary language of at least two percent (2%) of the State's population.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2024.