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A state lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday that would require anyone seeking a North Carolina driver’s license to be able to speak, read and write English. The state Division of Motor Vehicles offers its written driver’s tests in nine languages – English, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese – and people who speak none of those languages can take the test orally with the help of a translator. House Bill 1963 would do away with the multiple versions of the tests. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Harold Brubaker, R-Randolph, said requiring English proficiency would save the state the expense of printing the foreign-language tests and improve safety on North Carolina roads.
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