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1 1 Amend House File 2528, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 3, by inserting after line 8 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. ___. 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 which
1 10 meet the requirements of this section, and provides
1 11 certified evidence that the requirements under this
1 12 section have been met.
1 13 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section:
1 14 a. "Student" means a person within the custody and
1 15 control of the teaching parent, who is between the
1 16 ages of fourteen and twenty-one years of age and who
1 17 satisfies preliminary licensing requirements of the
1 18 department.
1 19 b. "Teaching parent" means a person who is the
1 20 parent or guardian of a student, who holds a current
1 21 valid Iowa license to operate a motor vehicle, and who
1 22 has a student enrolled in an accredited nonpublic
1 23 school that does not offer driver's education at such
1 24 school or who is either a person providing competent
1 25 instruction or competent private instruction pursuant
1 26 to section 299A.2 or 299A.3.
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. Forty hours of street or highway driving
1 32 including four hours of driving after sunset and
1 33 before sunrise while accompanied by a parent or
1 34 guardian.
1 35 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning
1 36 substance abuse.
1 37 d. Twenty minutes of instruction concerning
1 38 railroad crossing safety.
1 39 e. Instruction relating to becoming an organ donor
1 40 under the uniform anatomical gift Act.
1 41 The content of the course of instruction required
1 42 under this subsection shall be equivalent to that
1 43 required under section 321.178. However, the course
1 44 requirements, reference and study materials, manuals,
1 45 study aids, workbooks, physical requirements,
1 46 classroom dimensions, type of chalkboards, extra
1 47 vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, cut-off
1 48 switches, and extra mirrors required for instruction
1 49 under section 321.178 shall not be required for the
1 50 course of instruction provided under this section.
2 1 4. COURSE COMPLETION. Upon completion of a course
2 2 under this section, the teaching parent shall document
2 3 or provide evidence showing substantial statutory
2 4 compliance with the requirements of subsection 3 and
2 5 certify by affidavit to the department, or county
2 6 treasurer when applicable, that the course has been
2 7 completed. Documentation shall include the following:
2 8 a. An affidavit attesting to satisfactory
2 9 completion of course work and street or highway
2 10 driving instruction.
2 11 b. A listing of subjects presented in classroom
2 12 training.
2 13 c. Copies of written tests completed by the
2 14 student.
2 15 d. A statement of the number of classroom hours of
2 16 instruction.
2 17 e. A log of street or highway driving instruction
2 18 including the dates when the lessons were conducted,
2 19 the student's and the parent's name and initials noted
2 20 next to each entry, notes on driving activities,
2 21 including a list of driving deficiencies and
2 22 improvements, and the duration of the driving time for
2 23 each session.
2 24 5. INTERMEDIATE LICENSE. Any student who
2 25 successfully completes a driver education course as
2 26 provided in this section and who passes a driving
2 27 skills test to be administered by the department and
2 28 is otherwise qualified under section 321.180B,
2 29 subsection 2, shall be eligible for an intermediate
2 30 license pursuant to section 321.180B. Such a student
2 31 is not required to file an affidavit with the
2 32 department regarding completion of street or highway
2 33 driving with a parent or guardian under section
2 34 321.180B, subsection 2, and the hours of driving
2 35 required under subsection 3 shall substitute for any
2 36 hours of driving required under section 321.180B,
2 37 subsection 2.
2 38 6. FULL LICENSE. A student must comply with
2 39 section 321.180B, subsection 4, to be eligible for a
2 40 full driver's license pursuant to section 321.180B."
2 41 #2. Title page, line 1, by inserting before the
2 42 word "establishing" the following: "providing for
2 43 driver education by teaching parents,".
2 44 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 45
2 46
2 47
2 48 ALLEN BORLAUG
2 49 NEAL SCHUERER
2 50 STEVE KING
3 1 WILMER RENSINK
3 2 JOHN W. JENSEN
3 3 H. KAY HEDGE
3 4 JEFF ANGELO
3 5 SHELDON RITTMER
3 6 NANCY BOETTGER
3 7 KITTY REHBERG
3 8 LYLE E. ZIEMAN
3 9 E. THURMAN GASKILL
3 10 DERRYL McLAREN
3 11 HF 2528.709 77
3 12 jm/sc/28
Text: S05445 Text: S05447 Text: S05400 - S05499 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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