House File 2330 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2330 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2016) A BILL FOR An Act to allow a person with a special minor’s license to 1 drive to and from school and school activities along a route 2 that begins or ends at the home of either parent. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5497HV (2) 84 dea/nh
H.F. 2330 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 (1) During the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. over the most 4 direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence 5 and schools of enrollment or the closest school bus stop 6 or public transportation service, and between schools of 7 enrollment, for the purpose of attending duly scheduled courses 8 of instruction and extracurricular activities within the school 9 district. For a licensee whose parents maintain separate 10 residences, “licensee’s residence” means the residence of any 11 parent that has rights of physical custody of or visitation 12 with the licensee, as long as that parent resides in the school 13 district in which the licensee is enrolled or a school district 14 that is contiguous to the school district in which the licensee 15 is enrolled. 16 EXPLANATION 17 Under current law, a driver’s license may be issued to 18 certain persons between 14 and 18 years of age for the general 19 purpose of driving to and from school. The license permits 20 driving between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. over the most direct and 21 accessible route between the licensee’s residence and schools 22 of enrollment or the closest bus stop for the purpose of 23 attending classes and extracurricular activities within the 24 school district. This bill provides that if the licensee’s 25 parents maintain separate residences, the residence of any 26 parent that has physical custody or visitation rights is 27 considered the licensee’s residence, as long as that parent 28 resides in the school district in which the licensee is 29 enrolled or in a contiguous school district. 30 -1- LSB 5497HV (2) 84 dea/nh 1/ 1