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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. To qualify as a teaching parent, 1 6 the parent or guardian must hold a teaching certificate at the 1 7 secondary level and a valid certificate to teach driver's 1 8 education or comply with the definition of a teaching parent 1 9 in this section and provide certified evidence that the 1 10 requirements under this section have been met. 1 11 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section: 1 12 a. "Student" means a person within the custody and control 1 13 of the teaching parent, who is between the ages of fourteen 1 14 and twenty-one years of age and who satisfies preliminary 1 15 licensing requirements of the department. 1 16 b. "Teaching parent" means a person who is the parent or 1 17 guardian of a student who holds a current valid Iowa license 1 18 to operate a motor vehicle and who elects to engage in 1 19 instruction of the student. 1 20 3. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. A driver education course 1 21 administered by a teaching parent shall consist at a minimum 1 22 of the following: 1 23 a. Thirty clock hours of classroom instruction. 1 24 b. Fifty hours of street or highway driving. 1 25 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning 1 26 substance abuse. 1 27 The content of the course of instruction required under 1 28 this subsection shall be equivalent to that required under 1 29 section 321.178. However, the course requirements, reference 1 30 and study materials, manuals, study aids, workbooks, physical 1 31 requirements, classroom dimensions, type of chalkboards, extra 1 32 vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, cut-off switches, 1 33 and extra mirrors required for instruction under section 1 34 321.178 shall not be required for the course of instruction 1 35 provided under this section. 2 1 4. COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION. Upon completion 2 2 of a course under this section, the teaching parent shall 2 3 document or provide evidence showing substantial statutory 2 4 compliance with the requirements of subsection 3 and certify 2 5 by affidavit to the department of education that the course 2 6 has been completed. Documentation shall include the 2 7 following: 2 8 a. An affidavit attesting to satisfactory completion of 2 9 course work and laboratory experience. 2 10 b. A listing of subjects presented in classroom training. 2 11 c. Copies of written tests completed by the student. 2 12 d. A statement of the number of classroom hours of 2 13 instruction. 2 14 e. A log of street and highway instruction including the 2 15 date when the lessons were conducted, the student's and the 2 16 parent's name and initials noted next to each entry, notes on 2 17 driving activities, including a list of driving deficiencies 2 18 and improvements, and the duration of the driving time for 2 19 each session. If the department of education is satisfied 2 20 that the course has been completed in accordance with this 2 21 section, the department shall certify it as an approved 2 22 driver's education course. 2 23 5. DRIVER'S LICENSE. Any student who successfully 2 24 completes an approved driver education course as provided in 2 25 this section shall be eligible for a driver's license at the 2 26 age of sixteen years. 2 27 EXPLANATION 2 28 This bill allows a parent or guardian to teach driver's 2 29 education and allows a student who successfully completes the 2 30 teaching parent instruction to obtain a driver's license. To 2 31 qualify as a teaching parent, the person must hold a teaching 2 32 certificate at the secondary level and a valid certificate to 2 33 teach driver's education or comply with the definition of a 2 34 teaching parent and provide certified evidence that all the 2 35 requirements in the bill have been met. 3 1 The bill defines "student" as a person within the custody 3 2 and control of the teaching parent, who is between the ages of 3 3 14 and 21 years of age and who satisfies the state department 3 4 of transportation's preliminary licensing requirements, and 3 5 "teaching parent" as a person who is the parent or guardian of 3 6 a student who holds a current valid Iowa license to operate a 3 7 motor vehicle and who elects to engage in instruction of the 3 8 student. 3 9 The bill provides that a driver education course 3 10 administered by a teaching parent shall consist of 30 clock 3 11 hours of classroom instruction, 50 hours of street or highway 3 12 driving, and four hours of classroom instruction concerning 3 13 substance abuse. Currently, a student must take 30 hours of 3 14 classroom instruction, six or more hours of laboratory 3 15 instruction, of which at least three hours must be street or 3 16 highway driving, four hours of substance abuse instruction, 20 3 17 minutes of instruction concerning railroad crossing safety, 3 18 and instruction relating to becoming an organ donor. The 3 19 content of the instruction shall be equivalent to that 3 20 required under section 321.178. The course requirements, 3 21 reference and study materials, manuals, study aids, workbooks, 3 22 physical requirements, classroom dimensions, type of 3 23 chalkboards, extra vehicle safety equipment, extra foot brake, 3 24 cut-off switches, and extra mirrors are not required for a 3 25 course of instruction under this section. 3 26 When the course is completed, the teaching parent must 3 27 document or provide evidence showing substantial statutory 3 28 compliance and certify that information by affidavit to the 3 29 department. Documentation includes an affidavit attesting to 3 30 satisfactory completion of course work and laboratory 3 31 experience, a listing of subjects presented in classroom 3 32 training, copies of written tests completed by the student, a 3 33 statement of the number of classroom hours, and a log of 3 34 street and highway instruction including the date when the 3 35 lessons were conducted, the student's name and initials, the 4 1 parent's name and initials, notes on driving activities, 4 2 including deficiencies and improvements, and the driving time 4 3 for each session. If the department of education is satisfied 4 4 that the course has been completed as required in accordance 4 5 with section 321.178A, the department of education shall 4 6 certify the course as an approved driver's education course. 4 7 A student who successfully completes an approved driver's 4 8 education course is eligible for a driver's license at 16 4 9 years of age. 4 10 LSB 2254SS 77 4 11 tm/cf/24
Text: SF00185 Text: SF00187 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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