NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Department of Safety proposed cuts at a Thursday budget hearing that would affect driver's license fees and license station wait times.

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Closing six driver's license stations and cutting 34 positions was proposed, resulting in wait times at driver's license stations to go from 45 minutes to an expected two hours.

The driver's license stations that would close are locations in LaVergne, Lawrence, Weakley, Hamblen, Anderson and Tennessee Tower.

The department would also eliminate a third of Capitol security, half of the air team and leave only one D.A.R.E. officer. An additional reduction of 22 positions might be necessary in metropolitan service centers, like Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

The department proposed cutting up to 85 troopers, including 25 road troopers. Scott, Bledsoe, Meigs, Sequatchie, Hancock, Johnson, Cannon, Clay, Pickett, Trousdale, Moore, Lake and Houston counties would lose troopers.

Gov. Phil Bredesen suggested raising driver's license fees to avoid trooper cuts.

All cuts are proposed. Nothing is final until the governor makes a decision and the Legislature passes it.