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Journal Kentucky Lexington Monitor http://www.jklm.usMay 28, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
Governor Beshear Reverses State Police License Policy
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1.On May 27, 2009, Gov. Steve Beshear ordered theKentucky State Police to reverse a decision to endthe longstanding policy of offering the writtendriver’s license test in multiple languages.2.The state posted a deficit over $456 million after Beshear took office. It is not known how much extrait will cost to give the driver’s test in 22 languages.3.According to the governor’s press release, nothingin the law requires the test to be available in anylanguage other than English.4.Kentuckians only may call 1-800-372-7181 toexpress your views to your legislators.
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Governor BeshearReverses State PoliceLicense Policy
On May 27, 2009, Gov. Steve Beshear ordered the Kentucky State Police to reverse adecision to end the longstanding policy of offering the written driver’s license test inmultiple languages.The decision to change the policy had been made largely for budgetary concerns.However, Gov. Beshear said the “decision was wrong – plain and simple.”Kentucky already requires that an operator’s license shall not be granted to any personwho is unable to understand highway warnings or directional signs in the Englishlanguage.“It did not reflect the values of this administration or the values that I think mostKentuckians share – as a state welcoming people to do business here.”Gov. Beshear cited the fact that Kentucky is an increasingly diverse state, with a growing population of people in the Commonwealth from other countries here as businessexecutives, students and legal workers in industry and other places.While the Governor acknowledged the significant budgetary challenges confronting all of state government, including the criminal justice system, he said there must be a balance between cutting costs and providing services.“The job of governing will get even tougher as resources grow tighter,” Gov. Beshear said. “The question, then, isn’t whether we will make mistakes. We will. The question ishow we respond when we do.”To that end, Gov. Beshear said no one has a tougher job than state troopers and no onedoes their jobs better than police officers and workers in the criminal justice system. Itsleadership team, he said, “has my full confidence. That has not changed.But when we make a mistake, we must stand up, admit it, correct it and move on.”
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