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1 1 Amend Senate File 177, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.178A DRIVER
1 6 EDUCATION – TEACHING PARENT.
1 7 1. TEACHING PARENT QUALIFICATIONS. As an
1 8 alternative to section 321.178, a teaching parent may
1 9 instruct a student in driver's education courses. To
1 10 qualify as a teaching parent, the parent or guardian
1 11 must hold a teaching certificate at the secondary
1 12 level and a valid certificate to teach driver's
1 13 education or comply with the definition of a teaching
1 14 parent in this section and provide certified evidence
1 15 that the requirements under this section have been
1 16 met.
1 17 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section:
1 18 a. "Student" means a person within the custody and
1 19 control of the teaching parent, who is between the
1 20 ages of fourteen and twenty-one years of age and who
1 21 satisfies preliminary licensing requirements of the
1 22 department.
1 23 b. "Teaching parent" means a person who is the
1 24 parent or guardian of a student who holds a current
1 25 valid Iowa license to operate a motor vehicle and who
1 26 elects to engage in instruction of the student.
1 27 3. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. A driver education
1 28 course administered by a teaching parent shall consist
1 29 at a minimum of the following:
1 30 a. Thirty clock hours of classroom instruction.
1 31 b. Fifty hours of street or highway driving.
1 32 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning
1 33 substance abuse.
1 34 The content of the course of instruction required
1 35 under this subsection shall be equivalent to that
1 36 required under section 321.178. However, the course
1 37 requirements, reference and study materials, manuals,
1 38 study aids, workbooks, physical requirements,
1 39 classroom dimensions, type of chalkboards, extra
1 40 vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, cut-off
1 41 switches, and extra mirrors required for instruction
1 42 under section 321.178 shall not be required for the
1 43 course of instruction provided under this section.
1 44 4. COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION. Upon
1 45 completion of a course under this section, the
1 46 teaching parent shall document or provide evidence
1 47 showing substantial statutory compliance with the
1 48 requirements of subsection 3 and certify by affidavit
1 49 to the department of education that the course has
1 50 been completed. Documentation shall include the
2 1 following:
2 2 a. An affidavit attesting to satisfactory
2 3 completion of course work and laboratory experience.
2 4 b. A listing of subjects presented in classroom
2 5 training.
2 6 c. Copies of written tests completed by the
2 7 student.
2 8 d. A statement of the number of classroom hours of
2 9 instruction.
2 10 e. A log of street and highway instruction
2 11 including the date when the lessons were conducted,
2 12 the student's and the parent's name and initials noted
2 13 next to each entry, notes on driving activities,
2 14 including a list of driving deficiencies and
2 15 improvements, and the duration of the driving time for
2 16 each session. If the department of education is
2 17 satisfied that the course has been completed in
2 18 accordance with this section, the department shall
2 19 certify it as an approved driver's education course.
2 20 5. DRIVER'S LICENSE. Any student who successfully
2 21 completes an approved driver education course as
2 22 provided in this section shall be eligible for a
2 23 driver's license at the age of sixteen years upon
2 24 completion of a driving skills test administered
2 25 pursuant to section 321.186 or by an individual
2 26 certified by the department of education to teach
2 27 driver education."
2 28 #2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
2 29 word "parking," the following: "allowing teaching
2 30 parents to provide driver's education instruction,".
2 31 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 32
2 33
2 34
2 35 CARROLL of Poweshiek
2 36 SF 177.501 77
2 37 mk/jw/28
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