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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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