HF 2330 (LSB 5497HV (2) 84)

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 drive to and from school and school activities along a route that begins or ends at the home of either parent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.194, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  During the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence and schools of enrollment or the closest school bus stop or public transportation service, and between schools of enrollment, for the purpose of attending duly scheduled courses of instruction and extracurricular activities within the school district.

For a licensee whose parents maintain separate residences, “licensee’s residence” means the residence of any parent that has rights of physical custody of or visitation with the licensee, as long as that parent resides in the school district in which the licensee is enrolled or a school district that is contiguous to the school district in which the licensee is enrolled.
EXPLANATION
   Under current law, a driver’s license may be issued to certain persons between 14 and 18 years of age for the general purpose of driving to and from school. The license permits driving between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence and schools of enrollment or the closest bus stop for the purpose of attending classes and extracurricular activities within the school district. This bill provides that if the licensee’s parents maintain separate residences, the residence of any parent that has physical custody or visitation rights is considered the licensee’s residence, as long as that parent resides in the school district in which the licensee is enrolled or in a contiguous school district.