Bill Text: IA HF251 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor's driver's licenses, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 58.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-04 - Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1029. [HF251 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF251-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
58)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
and
restrictions
on
special
1
minor’s
driver’s
licenses,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
2
subparagraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3
(3)
If
the
licensee
is
fifteen
years
old
or
older
and
4
employed,
the
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
5
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
over
the
most
direct
and
6
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
residence
or
school
of
7
enrollment
and
the
licensee’s
place
of
employment,
provided
the
8
driving
distance
between
the
licensee’s
place
of
employment
9
and
the
nearest
point
on
the
route
on
which
the
licensee
is
10
authorized
to
travel
under
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
11
division
(a),
or
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(a),
12
is
no
more
than
fifty
miles.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
Under
current
law,
a
person
holding
a
special
minor’s
17
driver’s
license
is
allowed
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
18
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
between
the
19
licensee’s
residence,
schools
of
enrollment,
bus
stops,
and
20
sites,
facilities,
or
schools
designated
by
the
licensee’s
21
district
or
school
of
enrollment
for
the
accommodation
of
the
22
school’s
extracurricular
activities,
with
certain
limitations.
23
Additionally,
if
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
employed
24
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
the
licensee
is
25
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
for
the
purpose
of
26
assisting
the
licensee’s
parents,
guardians,
or
employers
with
27
farm
work
or
in
connection
with
any
farm
job,
employment,
or
28
other
farm-related
work,
including
traveling
to
or
from
the
29
location
of
the
farm
work,
provided
the
licensee
operates
the
30
vehicle
over
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
31
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
and
the
driving
distance
32
between
the
point
of
origin
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
33
50
miles.
A
licensee
may
also
operate
a
motor
vehicle
to
a
34
service
station
along
the
associated
routes.
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This
bill
strikes
the
farm
work
authorization
and
instead
1
authorizes
a
licensee
who
is
15
years
old
or
older
and
2
employed
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
3
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
over
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
4
between
the
licensee’s
residence
or
school
of
enrollment
and
5
the
licensee’s
place
of
employment,
provided
the
driving
6
distance
between
the
licensee’s
place
of
employment
and
the
7
nearest
point
on
the
route
on
which
the
licensee
is
otherwise
8
authorized
to
travel
is
no
more
than
50
miles.
9
Under
current
law,
a
special
minor’s
driver’s
license
10
application
must
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
from
the
11
applicant’s
school
of
enrollment
certifying
that
a
need
12
exists
for
the
license.
The
fact
that
an
applicant
resides
13
at
a
distance
less
than
one
mile
from
the
applicant’s
school
14
of
enrollment
is
prima
facie
evidence
of
the
nonexistence
15
of
necessity
for
the
issuance
of
the
license.
However,
if
16
an
applicant
resides
or
is
employed
for
compensation
on
a
17
farm,
the
distance
between
the
applicant’s
residence
and
18
school
cannot
be
considered.
The
bill
does
not
amend
these
19
provisions.
20
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.194
is
punishable
by
a
21
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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