HOUSE FILE 2016

BY  PETTENGILL

A BILL FOR

An Act to allow a person with a special minor’s license to drive to and from school and school activities along a route that begins or ends at the home of either parent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.194, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  During the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence
 
or the home of a parent of the licensee and schools of enrollment or the closest school bus stop or public transportation service, and between schools of enrollment, for the purpose of attending duly scheduled courses of instruction and extracurricular activities within the school district.
EXPLANATION
   Under current law, a driver’s license may be issued to certain persons between 14 and 18 years of age for the general purpose of driving to and from school. The license permits driving between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence and schools of enrollment or the closest bus stop for the purpose of attending classes and extracurricular activities within the school district. This bill allows such travel over the most direct accessible route from the licensee’s residence or from the home of either parent.