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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.178A DRIVER EDUCATION 1 2 TEACHING PARENT. 1 3 1. TEACHING PARENT QUALIFICATIONS. As an alternative to 1 4 section 321.178, a teaching parent may instruct a student in 1 5 driver's education courses which meet the requirements of this 1 6 section. To qualify as a teaching parent, the parent or 1 7 guardian must hold a teaching certificate at the secondary 1 8 level and a valid certificate to teach driver's education, or 1 9 comply with the definition of a teaching parent in this 1 10 section, and provide certified evidence that the requirements 1 11 under this section have been met. 1 12 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section: 1 13 a. "Student" means a person within the custody and control 1 14 of the teaching parent, who is between the ages of fourteen 1 15 and twenty-one years of age and who satisfies preliminary 1 16 licensing requirements of the department. 1 17 b. "Teaching parent" means a person who is the parent or 1 18 guardian of a student, who holds a current valid Iowa license 1 19 to operate a motor vehicle, and who elects to engage in 1 20 instruction of the student. 1 21 3. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. A driver education course 1 22 administered by a teaching parent shall consist at a minimum 1 23 of the following: 1 24 a. Thirty clock hours of classroom instruction. 1 25 b. Fifty hours of street or highway driving. 1 26 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning 1 27 substance abuse. 1 28 The content of the course of instruction required under 1 29 this subsection shall be equivalent to that required under 1 30 section 321.178. However, the course requirements, reference 1 31 and study materials, manuals, study aids, workbooks, physical 1 32 requirements, classroom dimensions, type of chalkboards, extra 1 33 vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, cut-off switches, 1 34 and extra mirrors required for instruction under section 1 35 321.178 shall not be required for the course of instruction 2 1 provided under this section. 2 2 4. COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION. Upon completion 2 3 of a course under this section, the teaching parent shall 2 4 document or provide evidence showing substantial statutory 2 5 compliance with the requirements of subsection 3 and certify 2 6 by affidavit to the department of education that the course 2 7 has been completed. Documentation shall include the 2 8 following: 2 9 a. An affidavit attesting to satisfactory completion of 2 10 course work and street or highway driving instruction. 2 11 b. A listing of subjects presented in classroom training. 2 12 c. Copies of written tests completed by the student. 2 13 d. A statement of the number of classroom hours of 2 14 instruction. 2 15 e. A log of street or highway driving instruction 2 16 including the dates when the lessons were conducted, the 2 17 student's and the parent's name and initials noted next to 2 18 each entry, notes on driving activities, including a list of 2 19 driving deficiencies and improvements, and the duration of the 2 20 driving time for each session. If the department of education 2 21 is satisfied that the course has been completed in accordance 2 22 with this section, the department shall certify it as an 2 23 approved driver's education course. 2 24 5. DRIVER'S LICENSE. Any student who successfully 2 25 completes an approved driver education course as provided in 2 26 this section shall be eligible for a driver's license at the 2 27 age of sixteen years. 2 28 EXPLANATION 2 29 This bill allows a parent or guardian to teach driver's 2 30 education and allows a student who successfully completes the 2 31 teaching parent instruction to obtain a driver's license. To 2 32 qualify as a teaching parent, the person must hold a teaching 2 33 certificate at the secondary level and a valid certificate to 2 34 teach driver's education, or comply with the definition of a 2 35 teaching parent, and provide certified evidence that all the 3 1 requirements in the bill have been met. 3 2 The bill defines "student" as a person within the custody 3 3 and control of the teaching parent, who is between the ages of 3 4 14 and 21 years of age and who satisfies the state department 3 5 of transportation's preliminary licensing requirements, and 3 6 "teaching parent" as a person who is the parent or guardian of 3 7 a student, who holds a current valid Iowa license to operate a 3 8 motor vehicle, and who elects to engage in instruction of the 3 9 student. 3 10 The bill provides that a driver education course 3 11 administered by a teaching parent shall consist of 30 clock 3 12 hours of classroom instruction, 50 hours of street or highway 3 13 driving, and four hours of classroom instruction concerning 3 14 substance abuse. Currently, a student must take 30 hours of 3 15 classroom instruction, six or more hours of laboratory 3 16 instruction, of which at least three hours must be street or 3 17 highway driving, four hours of substance abuse instruction, 20 3 18 minutes of instruction concerning railroad crossing safety, 3 19 and instruction relating to becoming an organ donor. The 3 20 content of the parental instruction shall be equivalent to 3 21 that required under section 321.178. The course requirements, 3 22 reference and study materials, manuals, study aids, workbooks, 3 23 physical requirements, classroom dimensions, type of 3 24 chalkboards, extra vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, 3 25 cut-off switches, and extra mirrors are not required for a 3 26 course of instruction under the bill. 3 27 When the course is completed, the teaching parent must 3 28 document or provide evidence showing substantial statutory 3 29 compliance and certify that information by affidavit to the 3 30 department. Documentation includes an affidavit attesting to 3 31 satisfactory completion of course work and street or highway 3 32 driving instruction, a listing of subjects presented in 3 33 classroom training, copies of written tests completed by the 3 34 student, a statement of the number of classroom hours, and a 3 35 log of street or highway driving instruction including the 4 1 dates when the lessons were conducted, the student's name and 4 2 initials, the parent's name and initials, notes on driving 4 3 activities, including deficiencies and improvements, and the 4 4 driving time for each session. If the department of education 4 5 is satisfied that the course has been completed as required in 4 6 accordance with section 321.178A, the department of education 4 7 shall certify the course as an approved driver's education 4 8 course. A student who successfully completes an approved 4 9 driver's education course is eligible for a driver's license 4 10 at 16 years of age. 4 11 LSB 3027HH 77 4 12 nh/cf/24
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