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Tennessee: Ramsey backs exceptions for English-only driver’s license tests

Thursday, March 11, 2010

By:
Andy Sher

NASHVILLE — Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, the Senate speaker, said Thursday he favors a more flexible approach than a House bill that requires the written portion of all driver’s license exams be in English with no exceptions for legal immigrants and visitors such as Volkswagen and Nissan executives.

“I like the bill we passed in the Senate a couple of years ago that said driver’s license tests should be given in English unless you prove there’s a reason it shouldn’t be,â€