House File 2016 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2016 BY PETTENGILL A BILL FOR An Act to allow a person with a special minor’s license to 1 drive to and from school and school activities along a route 2 that begins or ends at the home of either parent. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5497YH (2) 84 dea/nh

H.F. 2016 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 (1) During the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. over the most 4 direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence or 5 the home of a parent of the licensee and schools of enrollment 6 or the closest school bus stop or public transportation 7 service, and between schools of enrollment, for the purpose 8 of attending duly scheduled courses of instruction and 9 extracurricular activities within the school district. 10 EXPLANATION 11 Under current law, a driver’s license may be issued to 12 certain persons between 14 and 18 years of age for the general 13 purpose of driving to and from school. The license permits 14 driving between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. over the most direct and 15 accessible route between the licensee’s residence and schools 16 of enrollment or the closest bus stop for the purpose of 17 attending classes and extracurricular activities within the 18 school district. This bill allows such travel over the most 19 direct accessible route from the licensee’s residence or from 20 the home of either parent. 21 -1- LSB 5497YH (2) 84 dea/nh 1/ 1