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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the Senate amendment, H-8832, to House File 1 2 2528, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, 1 3 as follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 4 the 1 5 following: 1 6 "# . Page 3, by inserting after line 8 the 1 7 following: 1 8 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 321.178A DRIVER 1 9 EDUCATION TEACHING PARENT. 1 10 1. TEACHING PARENT QUALIFICATIONS. As an 1 11 alternative to section 321.178, a teaching parent may 1 12 instruct a student in driver's education courses which 1 13 meet the requirements of this section, and provides 1 14 certified evidence that the requirements under this 1 15 section have been met. 1 16 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section: 1 17 a. "Student" means a person within the custody and 1 18 control of the teaching parent, who is between the 1 19 ages of fourteen and twenty-one years of age and who 1 20 satisfies preliminary licensing requirements of the 1 21 department. 1 22 b. "Teaching parent" means a person who is the 1 23 parent or guardian of a student, who holds a current 1 24 valid Iowa license to operate a motor vehicle, and who 1 25 is either a person providing competent instruction or 1 26 competent private instruction pursuant to section 1 27 299A.2 or 299A.3. 1 28 3. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. A driver education 1 29 course administered by a teaching parent shall consist 1 30 at a minimum of the following: 1 31 a. Thirty clock hours of classroom instruction. 1 32 b. Forty hours of street or highway driving 1 33 including four hours of driving after sunset and 1 34 before sunrise while accompanied by a parent or 1 35 guardian. 1 36 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning 1 37 substance abuse. 1 38 d. A minimum of twenty minute of instruction 1 39 concerning railroad crossing safety. 1 40 e. Instruction relating to becoming an organ donor 1 41 under the uniform anatomical gift Act. 1 42 The content of the course of instruction required 1 43 under this subsection shall be equivalent to that 1 44 required under section 321.178. However, the course 1 45 requirements, reference and study materials, manuals, 1 46 study aids, workbooks, physical requirements, 1 47 classroom dimensions, type of chalkboards, extra 1 48 vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, cut-off 1 49 switches, and extra mirrors required for instruction 1 50 under section 321.178 shall not be required for the 2 1 course of instruction provided under this section. 2 2 4. COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION. Upon 2 3 completion of a course under this section, the 2 4 teaching parent shall document or provide evidence 2 5 showing substantial statutory compliance with the 2 6 requirements of subsection 3 and certify by affidavit 2 7 to the department of education that the course has 2 8 been completed. Documentation shall include the 2 9 following: 2 10 a. An affidavit attesting to satisfactory 2 11 completion of course work and street or highway 2 12 driving instruction. 2 13 b. A listing of subjects presented in classroom 2 14 training. 2 15 c. Copies of written tests completed by the 2 16 student. 2 17 d. A statement of the number of classroom hours of 2 18 instruction. 2 19 e. A log of street or highway driving instruction 2 20 including the dates when the lessons were conducted, 2 21 the student's and the parent's name and initials noted 2 22 next to each entry, notes on driving activities, 2 23 including a list of driving deficiencies and 2 24 improvements, and the duration of the driving time for 2 25 each session. If the department of education is 2 26 satisfied that the course has been completed in 2 27 accordance with this section, the department shall 2 28 certify it as an approved driver's education course. 2 29 5. INTERMEDIATE LICENSE. Any student who 2 30 successfully completes an approved driver education 2 31 course as provided in this section and who passes a 2 32 driving field test to be administered by the 2 33 department and is otherwise qualified under section 2 34 321.180B, subsection 2, shall be eligible for an 2 35 intermediate license pursuant to section 321.180B. 2 36 Such a student is not required to file an affidavit 2 37 with the department regarding completion of street or 2 38 highway driving with a parent or guardian under 2 39 section 321.180B, subsection 2, and the hours of 2 40 driving required under subsection 3 shall substitute 2 41 for any hours of driving required under section 2 42 321.180B, subsection 2. 2 43 6. FULL LICENSE. A student must comply with 2 44 section 321.180B, subsection 4, to be eligible for a 2 45 full driver's license pursuant to section 321.180B."" 2 46 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 8 and 9. 2 47 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 2 48 2 49 2 50 3 1 MUNDIE of Webster 3 2 HF 2528.309 77 3 3 jm/cf/28
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