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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.179 DRIVER EDUCATION –
1 2 TEACHING PARENT.
1 3 1. TEACHING PARENT. As an alternative to the driver
1 4 education requirements under section 321.178, a teaching
1 5 parent may instruct a student in a driver education course
1 6 that meets the requirements of this section, and provide
1 7 certified evidence that the requirements under this section
1 8 have been met.
1 9 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section:
1 10 a. "Student" means a person between the ages of fourteen
1 11 and twenty-one years who is within the custody and control of
1 12 the teaching parent and who satisfies preliminary licensing
1 13 requirements of the department.
1 14 b. "Teaching parent" means a parent or guardian of a
1 15 student, who holds a current valid Iowa driver's license and
1 16 is providing competent private instruction to the student
1 17 pursuant to section 299A.2 or 299A.3.
1 18 3. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. A driver education course
1 19 administered by a teaching parent shall consist of, but not be
1 20 limited to, the following:
1 21 a. Thirty clock hours of classroom instruction.
1 22 b. Forty hours of street or highway driving including four
1 23 hours of driving after sunset and before sunrise while
1 24 accompanied by the teaching parent.
1 25 c. Four hours of classroom instruction concerning
1 26 substance abuse.
1 27 d. A minimum of twenty minutes of instruction concerning
1 28 railroad crossing safety.
1 29 e. Instruction relating to becoming an organ donor under
1 30 the uniform anatomical gift Act.
1 31 The content of the course of instruction required under
1 32 this subsection shall be equivalent to that required under
1 33 section 321.178. However, reference and study materials,
1 34 physical classroom requirements, and extra vehicle safety
1 35 equipment required for instruction under section 321.178 shall
2 1 not be required for the course of instruction provided under
2 2 this section.
2 3 4. COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION. Upon completion
2 4 of a course under this section, the teaching parent shall
2 5 document or provide evidence showing substantial compliance
2 6 with the requirements of subsection 3 and certify by affidavit
2 7 to the department of education that the course has been
2 8 completed. Documentation shall include all of the 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 completed street or highway driving
2 16 instruction including the dates when the lessons were
2 17 conducted, the student's and the teaching parent's name and
2 18 initials noted next to each entry, notes on driving activities
2 19 including a list of driving deficiencies and improvements, and
2 20 the duration of the driving time for each session. If the
2 21 department of education is satisfied that the course has been
2 22 completed in accordance with this section, the department
2 23 shall certify the course as an approved driver education
2 24 course.
2 25 5. INTERMEDIATE LICENSE. Any student who successfully
2 26 completes an approved driver education course as provided in
2 27 this section, passes a driving field test to be administered
2 28 by the department, and is otherwise qualified under section
2 29 321.180B, subsection 2, shall be eligible for an intermediate
2 30 license pursuant to section 321.180B. Such a student is not
2 31 required to file an affidavit with the department regarding
2 32 completion of street or highway driving with a parent or
2 33 guardian under section 321.180B, subsection 2, and the hours
2 34 of driving required under subsection 3 of this section shall
2 35 substitute for any hours of driving required under section
3 1 321.180B, subsection 2.
3 2 6. FULL LICENSE. A student must comply with section
3 3 321.180B, subsection 4, to be eligible for a full driver's
3 4 license pursuant to section 321.180B.
3 5 EXPLANATION
3 6 This bill creates an alternative means for a child between
3 7 14 and 17 years of age to receive driver education instruction
3 8 currently offered by public schools. The bill allows a parent
3 9 or guardian, who holds a valid Iowa driver's license and is
3 10 providing competent private instruction to a student, to teach
3 11 the student driver education. The classroom instruction
3 12 requirements for the alternative course of instruction are
3 13 substantially the same as for an approved course of
3 14 instruction offered by a public school district or private or
3 15 commercial driver education school, with additional
3 16 requirements for 40 hours of street or highway driving
3 17 including night driving.
3 18 The teaching parent is required to document substantial
3 19 compliance with the driver education course requirements and
3 20 certify the student's satisfactory completion of the course to
3 21 the department of education. The current requirement that a
3 22 person 16 or 17 years of age, applying for an intermediate
3 23 license, must supply a signed affidavit of accumulated street
3 24 or highway driving time is waived for a student who completes
3 25 the course of instruction under the bill.
3 26 LSB 2334HC 80
3 27 dea/cl/14
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