Bill Text: MN SF255 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: School attendance requirement as a condition for drivers license or instruction permit issuance or renewal
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - Authors added Olson; Rest [SF255 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF255-Introduced.html
1.2relating to drivers' licenses; requiring school attendance as a condition of
1.3obtaining instruction permits and drivers' licenses for applicants under 18;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.32, subdivision 3; 171.02,
1.5subdivision 3; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding
1.6for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Private data; when disclosure is permitted. Except as provided in
1.10subdivision 5, educational data is private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed
1.11except as follows:
1.12 (a) pursuant to section13.05 ;
1.13 (b) pursuant to a valid court order;
1.14 (c) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;
1.15 (d) to disclose information in health, including mental health, and safety emergencies
1.16pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(1)(I) and Code
1.17of Federal Regulations, title 34, section99.36 ;
1.18 (e) pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, sections 1232g(b)(1),
1.19(b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), (b)(6), (b)(7), and (i), and Code of Federal
1.20Regulations, title 34, sections99.31 ,
99.32 ,
99.33 ,
99.34 ,
99.35 , and
99.39 ;
1.21 (f) to appropriate health authorities to the extent necessary to administer
1.22immunization programs and for bona fide epidemiologic investigations which the
1.23commissioner of health determines are necessary to prevent disease or disability to
1.24individuals in the public educational agency or institution in which the investigation
1.25is being conducted;
2.1 (g) when disclosure is required for institutions that participate in a program under
2.2title IV of the Higher Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1092;
2.3 (h) to the appropriate school district officials to the extent necessary under
2.4subdivision 6, annually to indicate the extent and content of remedial instruction, including
2.5the results of assessment testing and academic performance at a postsecondary institution
2.6during the previous academic year by a student who graduated from a Minnesota school
2.7district within two years before receiving the remedial instruction;
2.8 (i) to appropriate authorities as provided in United States Code, title 20, section
2.91232g(b)(1)(E)(ii), if the data concern the juvenile justice system and the ability of the
2.10system to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released;
2.11provided that the authorities to whom the data are released submit a written request for
2.12the data that certifies that the data will not be disclosed to any other person except as
2.13authorized by law without the written consent of the parent of the student and the request
2.14and a record of the release are maintained in the student's file;
2.15 (j) to volunteers who are determined to have a legitimate educational interest in
2.16the data and who are conducting activities and events sponsored by or endorsed by the
2.17educational agency or institution for students or former students;
2.18 (k) to provide student recruiting information, from educational data held by colleges
2.19and universities, as required by and subject to Code of Federal Regulations, title 32,
2.20section 216;
2.21 (l) to the juvenile justice system if information about the behavior of a student who
2.22poses a risk of harm is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the student
2.23or other individuals;
2.24 (m) with respect to Social Security numbers of students in the adult basic education
2.25system, to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Department of Employment
2.26and Economic Development for the purpose and in the manner described in section
2.27124D.52, subdivision 7
;
2.28 (n) to the commissioner of education for purposes of an assessment or investigation
2.29of a report of alleged maltreatment of a student as mandated by section626.556 . Upon
2.30request by the commissioner of education, data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment
2.31and are from charter school and school district investigations of alleged maltreatment of a
2.32student must be disclosed to the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the following:
2.33 (1) information regarding the student alleged to have been maltreated;
2.34 (2) information regarding student and employee witnesses;
2.35 (3) information regarding the alleged perpetrator; and
3.1 (4) what corrective or protective action was taken, if any, by the school facility in
3.2response to a report of maltreatment by an employee or agent of the school or school
3.3district;
3.4 (o) when the disclosure is of the final results of a disciplinary proceeding on a charge
3.5of a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense to the extent authorized under United
3.6States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(6)(A) and (B) and Code of Federal Regulations,
3.7title 34, sections99.31 (a)(13) and (14);
3.8 (p) when the disclosure is information provided to the institution under United States
3.9Code, title 42, section 14071, concerning registered sex offenders to the extent authorized
3.10under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(7);or
3.11 (q) when the disclosure is to a parent of a student at an institution of postsecondary
3.12education regarding the student's violation of any federal, state, or local law or of any rule
3.13or policy of the institution, governing the use or possession of alcohol or of a controlled
3.14substance, to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(i),
3.15and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section99.31 (a)(15), and provided the
3.16institution has an information release form signed by the student authorizing disclosure
3.17to a parent. The institution must notify parents and students about the purpose and
3.18availability of the information release forms. At a minimum, the institution must distribute
3.19the information release forms at parent and student orientation meetings; or
3.20(r) to the extent necessary, when disclosure is required for certification of school
3.21attendance or expulsion under section 171.056.
3.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011.
3.23 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.24 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any
3.25public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the
3.26person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction
3.27permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to
3.28any person who has attained the age of 15 yearsand, who has passed the examination
3.29prescribed by the commissioner, and who has presented certification of school attendance
3.30within the meaning of section 171.056. The instruction permit may be issued to any
3.31person who has attained the age of 15 yearsand, who has presented certification of school
3.32attendance within the meaning of section 171.056, and who has successfully completed an
3.33approved safety course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by
3.34the commissioner.
3.35 (b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
4.1 (1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
4.2 (2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
4.3 (3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
4.4 (4) helmets and protective clothing;
4.5 (5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
4.6 (6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
4.7 (c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course,
4.8examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a
4.9motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed
4.10by section169.974, subdivision 2 , on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel
4.11instruction permit.
4.12 (d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:
4.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to
4.20all persons under 18 years of age applying for a motorized bicycle operator's permit or
4.21motorized bicycle instruction permit on or after that date.
4.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.23 Subdivision 1. Persons not eligible. The department shall not issue a driver's
4.24license:
4.25(1) to any person under 18 years unless:
4.26(i) the applicant is 16 or 17 years of age and has a previously issued valid license
4.27from another state or country or the applicant has, for the 12 consecutive months
4.28preceding application, held a provisional license and during that time has incurred (A) no
4.29conviction for a violation of section169A.20 ,
169A.33 ,
169A.35 , or sections
169A.50
4.30to
169A.53 , (B) no conviction for a crash-related moving violation, and (C) not more
4.31than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related. "Moving violation"
4.32means a violation of a traffic regulation but does not include a parking violation, vehicle
4.33equipment violation, or warning citation;
4.34(ii) the application for a license is approved by (A) either parent when both reside
4.35in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (B) the parent or
5.1spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order for custody,
5.2then (C) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if subitems
5.3(A) to (C) do not apply, then (D) the guardian having custody of the minor, (E) the foster
5.4parent or director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, in the
5.5event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married
5.6or otherwise legally emancipated, then (F) the minor's adult spouse, adult close family
5.7member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this item contains a
5.8verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, adult
5.9spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer;and
5.10(iii) the applicant presents a certification by the person who approves the application
5.11under item (ii), stating that the applicant has driven a motor vehicle accompanied by
5.12and under supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age for at least ten hours
5.13during the period of provisional licensure; and
5.14(iv) the applicant presents certification of school attendance within the meaning
5.15of section 171.056;
5.16(2) to any person who is 18 years of age or younger, unless the person has applied
5.17for, been issued, and possessed the appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of six
5.18months, and, with respect to a person under 18 years of age, a provisional license for a
5.19minimum of 12 months;
5.20(3) to any person who is 19 years of age or older, unless that person has applied
5.21for, been issued, and possessed the appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of
5.22three months;
5.23(4) to any person whose license has been suspended during the period of suspension
5.24except that a suspended license may be reinstated during the period of suspension upon
5.25the licensee furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the same manner as provided in
5.26the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act;
5.27(5) to any person whose license has been revoked except upon furnishing proof
5.28of financial responsibility in the same manner as provided in the Minnesota No-Fault
5.29Automobile Insurance Act and if otherwise qualified;
5.30(6) to any drug-dependent person, as defined in section254A.02, subdivision 5 ;
5.31(7) to any person who has been adjudged legally incompetent by reason of mental
5.32illness, mental deficiency, or inebriation, and has not been restored to capacity, unless
5.33the department is satisfied that the person is competent to operate a motor vehicle with
5.34safety to persons or property;
5.35(8) to any person who is required by this chapter to take a vision, knowledge, or road
5.36examination, unless the person has successfully passed the examination. An applicant
6.1who fails four road tests must complete a minimum of six hours of behind-the-wheel
6.2instruction with an approved instructor before taking the road test again;
6.3(9) to any person who is required under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile
6.4Insurance Act to deposit proof of financial responsibility and who has not deposited the
6.5proof;
6.6(10) to any person when the commissioner has good cause to believe that the
6.7operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by the person would be inimical to public
6.8safety or welfare;
6.9(11) to any person when, in the opinion of the commissioner, the person is afflicted
6.10with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease that will affect the person
6.11in a manner as to prevent the person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over
6.12a motor vehicle while operating it upon the highways;
6.13(12) to a person who is unable to read and understand official signs regulating,
6.14warning, and directing traffic;
6.15(13) to a child for whom a court has ordered denial of driving privileges under
6.16section260C.201, subdivision 1 , or
260B.235, subdivision 5 , until the period of denial is
6.17completed; or
6.18(14) to any person whose license has been canceled, during the period of cancellation.
6.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to all
6.20persons under 18 years of age applying for a driver's license on or after that date.
6.21 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.22 Subd. 2. Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision
6.23in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an
6.24applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
6.25(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously
6.26issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either:
6.27(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by
6.28the commissioner of public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel
6.29training; or
6.30(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program when the student is
6.31receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections120A.22
6.32and
120A.24 , the student is working toward a homeschool diploma, the student's status
6.33as a homeschool student has been certified by the superintendent of the school district in
6.34which the student resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver training with
6.35classroom materials approved by the commissioner of public safety;
7.1(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program;
7.2(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
7.3(4) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic
7.4laws;
7.5(5) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either
7.6parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise,
7.7then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no
7.8court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor
7.9is living or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the
7.10minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the
7.11child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother,
7.12or guardian, or is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's
7.13adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval
7.14required by this clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of
7.15the parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer;and
7.16(6) has presented certification of school attendance within the meaning of section
7.17171.056; and
7.18(7) has paid the fee required in section171.06, subdivision 2 .
7.19(b) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and
7.20may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction
7.21permit under section171.06, subdivision 2 .
7.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to all
7.23persons under 18 years of age applying for an instruction permit on or after that date.
7.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.25 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the
7.26contrary, the department, upon application and payment of the fee prescribed in section
7.27171.02, subdivision 3
, may issue a motorized bicycle instruction permit to an applicant
7.28who is 15 years of ageand, who has successfully completed the written portion of the
7.29examination prescribed by the commissioner, and who presents certification of school
7.30attendance within the meaning of section 171.056. The holder of this instruction permit
7.31who has the permit in possession may operate a motorized bicycle within one mile of
7.32the holder's residence for the purpose of practicing to take the operator portion of the
7.33examination prescribed by the commissioner.
8.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to
8.2all persons under 18 years of age applying for a motorized bicycle instruction permit
8.3on or after that date.
8.4 Sec. 6. [171.056] SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT.
8.5 Subdivision 1. Issuance or renewal. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
8.6school attendance is a condition for the issuance to an applicant under age 18 of a new or
8.7renewal driver's instruction permit, provisional license, driver's license, motorized bicycle
8.8instruction permit, or motorized bicycle operator's permit. An applicant under 18 shall
8.9present certification by the applicant's school of school attendance.
8.10 Subd. 2. School attendance. An applicant meets the school attendance condition
8.11under subdivision 1 when:
8.12(1) the applicant has a high school diploma or general education development
8.13(GED) certificate;
8.14(2) the applicant has enrolled in a public school, nonpublic school, or is
8.15home-schooled and has conformed to attendance laws, rules, and policies of the applicant's
8.16school, school district, and the state; and
8.17(3) the applicant is not expelled from school under the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
8.18sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
8.19 Subd. 3. Certification by school. An applicant's school, upon request of the
8.20applicant, must certify the applicant's school attendance within the meaning of subdivision
8.212 in a manner and on a form prescribed by the commissioner.
8.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011.
1.3obtaining instruction permits and drivers' licenses for applicants under 18;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.32, subdivision 3; 171.02,
1.5subdivision 3; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding
1.6for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Private data; when disclosure is permitted. Except as provided in
1.10subdivision 5, educational data is private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed
1.11except as follows:
1.12 (a) pursuant to section
1.13 (b) pursuant to a valid court order;
1.14 (c) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;
1.15 (d) to disclose information in health, including mental health, and safety emergencies
1.16pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(1)(I) and Code
1.17of Federal Regulations, title 34, section
1.18 (e) pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, sections 1232g(b)(1),
1.19(b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), (b)(6), (b)(7), and (i), and Code of Federal
1.20Regulations, title 34, sections
1.21 (f) to appropriate health authorities to the extent necessary to administer
1.22immunization programs and for bona fide epidemiologic investigations which the
1.23commissioner of health determines are necessary to prevent disease or disability to
1.24individuals in the public educational agency or institution in which the investigation
1.25is being conducted;
2.1 (g) when disclosure is required for institutions that participate in a program under
2.2title IV of the Higher Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1092;
2.3 (h) to the appropriate school district officials to the extent necessary under
2.4subdivision 6, annually to indicate the extent and content of remedial instruction, including
2.5the results of assessment testing and academic performance at a postsecondary institution
2.6during the previous academic year by a student who graduated from a Minnesota school
2.7district within two years before receiving the remedial instruction;
2.8 (i) to appropriate authorities as provided in United States Code, title 20, section
2.91232g(b)(1)(E)(ii), if the data concern the juvenile justice system and the ability of the
2.10system to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released;
2.11provided that the authorities to whom the data are released submit a written request for
2.12the data that certifies that the data will not be disclosed to any other person except as
2.13authorized by law without the written consent of the parent of the student and the request
2.14and a record of the release are maintained in the student's file;
2.15 (j) to volunteers who are determined to have a legitimate educational interest in
2.16the data and who are conducting activities and events sponsored by or endorsed by the
2.17educational agency or institution for students or former students;
2.18 (k) to provide student recruiting information, from educational data held by colleges
2.19and universities, as required by and subject to Code of Federal Regulations, title 32,
2.20section 216;
2.21 (l) to the juvenile justice system if information about the behavior of a student who
2.22poses a risk of harm is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the student
2.23or other individuals;
2.24 (m) with respect to Social Security numbers of students in the adult basic education
2.25system, to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Department of Employment
2.26and Economic Development for the purpose and in the manner described in section
2.28 (n) to the commissioner of education for purposes of an assessment or investigation
2.29of a report of alleged maltreatment of a student as mandated by section
2.30request by the commissioner of education, data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment
2.31and are from charter school and school district investigations of alleged maltreatment of a
2.32student must be disclosed to the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the following:
2.33 (1) information regarding the student alleged to have been maltreated;
2.34 (2) information regarding student and employee witnesses;
2.35 (3) information regarding the alleged perpetrator; and
3.1 (4) what corrective or protective action was taken, if any, by the school facility in
3.2response to a report of maltreatment by an employee or agent of the school or school
3.3district;
3.4 (o) when the disclosure is of the final results of a disciplinary proceeding on a charge
3.5of a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense to the extent authorized under United
3.6States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(6)(A) and (B) and Code of Federal Regulations,
3.7title 34, sections
3.8 (p) when the disclosure is information provided to the institution under United States
3.9Code, title 42, section 14071, concerning registered sex offenders to the extent authorized
3.10under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(7);
3.11 (q) when the disclosure is to a parent of a student at an institution of postsecondary
3.12education regarding the student's violation of any federal, state, or local law or of any rule
3.13or policy of the institution, governing the use or possession of alcohol or of a controlled
3.14substance, to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(i),
3.15and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section
3.16institution has an information release form signed by the student authorizing disclosure
3.17to a parent. The institution must notify parents and students about the purpose and
3.18availability of the information release forms. At a minimum, the institution must distribute
3.19the information release forms at parent and student orientation meetings; or
3.20(r) to the extent necessary, when disclosure is required for certification of school
3.21attendance or expulsion under section 171.056.
3.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011.
3.23 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.24 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any
3.25public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the
3.26person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction
3.27permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to
3.28any person who has attained the age of 15 years
3.29prescribed by the commissioner, and who has presented certification of school attendance
3.30within the meaning of section 171.056. The instruction permit may be issued to any
3.31person who has attained the age of 15 years
3.32attendance within the meaning of section 171.056, and who has successfully completed an
3.33approved safety course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by
3.34the commissioner.
3.35 (b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
4.1 (1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
4.2 (2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
4.3 (3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
4.4 (4) helmets and protective clothing;
4.5 (5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
4.6 (6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
4.7 (c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course,
4.8examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a
4.9motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed
4.10by section
4.11instruction permit.
4.12 (d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:
4.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to
4.20all persons under 18 years of age applying for a motorized bicycle operator's permit or
4.21motorized bicycle instruction permit on or after that date.
4.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.23 Subdivision 1. Persons not eligible. The department shall not issue a driver's
4.24license:
4.25(1) to any person under 18 years unless:
4.26(i) the applicant is 16 or 17 years of age and has a previously issued valid license
4.27from another state or country or the applicant has, for the 12 consecutive months
4.28preceding application, held a provisional license and during that time has incurred (A) no
4.29conviction for a violation of section
4.31than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related. "Moving violation"
4.32means a violation of a traffic regulation but does not include a parking violation, vehicle
4.33equipment violation, or warning citation;
4.34(ii) the application for a license is approved by (A) either parent when both reside
4.35in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (B) the parent or
5.1spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order for custody,
5.2then (C) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if subitems
5.3(A) to (C) do not apply, then (D) the guardian having custody of the minor, (E) the foster
5.4parent or director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, in the
5.5event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married
5.6or otherwise legally emancipated, then (F) the minor's adult spouse, adult close family
5.7member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this item contains a
5.8verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, adult
5.9spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer;
5.10(iii) the applicant presents a certification by the person who approves the application
5.11under item (ii), stating that the applicant has driven a motor vehicle accompanied by
5.12and under supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age for at least ten hours
5.13during the period of provisional licensure; and
5.14(iv) the applicant presents certification of school attendance within the meaning
5.15of section 171.056;
5.16(2) to any person who is 18 years of age or younger, unless the person has applied
5.17for, been issued, and possessed the appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of six
5.18months, and, with respect to a person under 18 years of age, a provisional license for a
5.19minimum of 12 months;
5.20(3) to any person who is 19 years of age or older, unless that person has applied
5.21for, been issued, and possessed the appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of
5.22three months;
5.23(4) to any person whose license has been suspended during the period of suspension
5.24except that a suspended license may be reinstated during the period of suspension upon
5.25the licensee furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the same manner as provided in
5.26the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act;
5.27(5) to any person whose license has been revoked except upon furnishing proof
5.28of financial responsibility in the same manner as provided in the Minnesota No-Fault
5.29Automobile Insurance Act and if otherwise qualified;
5.30(6) to any drug-dependent person, as defined in section
5.31(7) to any person who has been adjudged legally incompetent by reason of mental
5.32illness, mental deficiency, or inebriation, and has not been restored to capacity, unless
5.33the department is satisfied that the person is competent to operate a motor vehicle with
5.34safety to persons or property;
5.35(8) to any person who is required by this chapter to take a vision, knowledge, or road
5.36examination, unless the person has successfully passed the examination. An applicant
6.1who fails four road tests must complete a minimum of six hours of behind-the-wheel
6.2instruction with an approved instructor before taking the road test again;
6.3(9) to any person who is required under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile
6.4Insurance Act to deposit proof of financial responsibility and who has not deposited the
6.5proof;
6.6(10) to any person when the commissioner has good cause to believe that the
6.7operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by the person would be inimical to public
6.8safety or welfare;
6.9(11) to any person when, in the opinion of the commissioner, the person is afflicted
6.10with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease that will affect the person
6.11in a manner as to prevent the person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over
6.12a motor vehicle while operating it upon the highways;
6.13(12) to a person who is unable to read and understand official signs regulating,
6.14warning, and directing traffic;
6.15(13) to a child for whom a court has ordered denial of driving privileges under
6.16section
6.17completed; or
6.18(14) to any person whose license has been canceled, during the period of cancellation.
6.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to all
6.20persons under 18 years of age applying for a driver's license on or after that date.
6.21 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.22 Subd. 2. Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision
6.23in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an
6.24applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
6.25(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously
6.26issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either:
6.27(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by
6.28the commissioner of public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel
6.29training; or
6.30(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program when the student is
6.31receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections
6.33as a homeschool student has been certified by the superintendent of the school district in
6.34which the student resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver training with
6.35classroom materials approved by the commissioner of public safety;
7.1(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program;
7.2(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
7.3(4) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic
7.4laws;
7.5(5) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either
7.6parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise,
7.7then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no
7.8court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor
7.9is living or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the
7.10minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the
7.11child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother,
7.12or guardian, or is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's
7.13adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval
7.14required by this clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of
7.15the parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer;
7.16(6) has presented certification of school attendance within the meaning of section
7.17171.056; and
7.18(7) has paid the fee required in section
7.19(b) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and
7.20may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction
7.21permit under section
7.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to all
7.23persons under 18 years of age applying for an instruction permit on or after that date.
7.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.25 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the
7.26contrary, the department, upon application and payment of the fee prescribed in section
7.28who is 15 years of age
7.29examination prescribed by the commissioner, and who presents certification of school
7.30attendance within the meaning of section 171.056. The holder of this instruction permit
7.31who has the permit in possession may operate a motorized bicycle within one mile of
7.32the holder's residence for the purpose of practicing to take the operator portion of the
7.33examination prescribed by the commissioner.
8.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011, and applies to
8.2all persons under 18 years of age applying for a motorized bicycle instruction permit
8.3on or after that date.
8.4 Sec. 6. [171.056] SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT.
8.5 Subdivision 1. Issuance or renewal. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
8.6school attendance is a condition for the issuance to an applicant under age 18 of a new or
8.7renewal driver's instruction permit, provisional license, driver's license, motorized bicycle
8.8instruction permit, or motorized bicycle operator's permit. An applicant under 18 shall
8.9present certification by the applicant's school of school attendance.
8.10 Subd. 2. School attendance. An applicant meets the school attendance condition
8.11under subdivision 1 when:
8.12(1) the applicant has a high school diploma or general education development
8.13(GED) certificate;
8.14(2) the applicant has enrolled in a public school, nonpublic school, or is
8.15home-schooled and has conformed to attendance laws, rules, and policies of the applicant's
8.16school, school district, and the state; and
8.17(3) the applicant is not expelled from school under the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
8.18sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
8.19 Subd. 3. Certification by school. An applicant's school, upon request of the
8.20applicant, must certify the applicant's school attendance within the meaning of subdivision
8.212 in a manner and on a form prescribed by the commissioner.
8.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2011.
