As car and tech companies press Congress to approve a bill to speed up the introduction of self-driving cars, Consumer Reports says the bill still falls short of ensuring that these vehicles will be safe for consumers. Senators have shared draft revisions to the bill, known as the AV START Act, in a last-minute push […]
ASA and Auto Alliance Partner to Promote OEM Collision Repair Procedure Legislation
Associations believe new laws necessary to protect consumers and assure collision repair facilities are fairly compensated. Seeks to keep effort separate from aftermarket parts legislation. In a press briefing yesterday, the Automotive Service Association and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers outlined their plans to promote laws that would require OEM procedures be used in collision repairs […]
Career and Technical Education Sees $70 Million Funding Increase with Perkins Act Approval
President Trump signed H.R. 6157 (115), which includes the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The bill contains a $70 million increase in the federal investment in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act’s Basic State Grants. The Perkins Act provides funds for career […]
Vehicle Manufacturers, Suppliers Call for Senate Passage of Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
Vehicle manufacturer, suppliers, tech companies, and advocates for safer roads are urging the U.S. Senate to take action to pass the AV START Act (S. 1885) to update regulations to promote autonomous vehicles. One year ago, a similar bill—the SELF DRIVE Act (H.R. 3388)—passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support. Like the House bill, […]
Perkins Bill That Supports Collision Repair Schools Heads to President’s Desk
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Following a successful vote on the measure in the Senate on Monday, the bill will now head to the president’s desk where he has indicated he will sign it into law. “The Perkins reauthorization provides critical […]
Senate Passes Perkins Reauthorization Bill to Support Technical Education
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Bill 3217 (S.3217) to reauthorize the Perkins Act that provides support for career and technical education programs across the country. The bill comes after several weeks of intense negotiations and hard work by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and its staff. Business and education groups […]
House Committee Approves Increase for Perkins Career and Technical Education Grants
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) reported yesterday that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to advance the chamber’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 education funding bill. The measure was approved by the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations subcommittee in June, but the markup to consider the bill in the full […]
OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill Becomes Law in Rhode Island
Senate Bill 2679, that expands consumer choice requirement for insurers on OEM parts to 48 months, is now law. Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679), that expands the state’s existing requirement that consumers be given the right to choose and insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is […]
California Senate Insurance Committee Amends Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill
Committee incorporates amendments to bill that seeks to offer insurers an alternative labor rate survey process to those in DOI regulations. Though the DOI does not have a position on the bill, it is concerned about amendments late in the legislative process. The California Senate Insurance Committee yesterday held a hearing on Assembly Bill 2276 […]
PCI Urges Rhode Island Governor to Veto OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill
Insurance association opposes legislation it says will raise costs for auto physical damage coverage in 15th most profitable state for insurers. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is encouraging Rhode Island Governor Raimondo to veto legislation that requires insurers to expand consumers’ ability to choose OEM parts to 48 months from current law […]