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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3108)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
maximum
driving
distance
of
unsupervised
1
persons
issued
a
special
minor’s
restricted
driver’s
license
2
who
are
enrolled
at
an
accredited
nonpublic
school.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
1
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
A
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
unsupervised
over
4
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
5
residence,
school
of
enrollment,
location
where
the
licensee
6
receives
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
private
7
instruction,
place
of
employment,
location
for
farm
work
or
8
farm-related
work
if
the
licensee
resides
on
a
farm
or
is
9
employed
for
compensation
on
a
farm
in
this
state,
and
the
10
closest
service
station,
for
any
of
the
following
purposes,
as
11
applicable,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
point
of
12
origin
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
twenty-five
miles,
13
unless
waived
pursuant
to
subsection
6A,
and
the
licensee
is
in
14
immediate
possession
of
the
license
card:
15
Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
Accredited
nonpublic
school
distance
18
waiver.
A
licensee
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
unsupervised
19
over
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
20
licensee’s
residence
and
accredited
nonpublic
school
of
21
enrollment
regardless
of
the
distance
if
the
licensee
receives
22
a
distance
waiver
and
carries
a
copy
of
the
waiver
while
23
operating
the
motor
vehicle.
24
a.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
licensee
may
apply
for
a
25
distance
waiver
by
submitting
an
application
to
the
chief
26
school
administrator
or
superintendent
of
the
licensee’s
27
accredited
nonpublic
school.
28
b.
The
chief
school
administrator
or
superintendent
of
the
29
licensee’s
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
approve
a
distance
30
waiver
application
and,
if
approved,
shall
provide
a
tangible
31
copy
of
the
waiver
to
the
licensee.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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Under
current
law,
a
person
between
the
ages
of
14
and
1
18
holding
a
special
minor’s
restricted
driver’s
license
2
(licensee)
is
authorized
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
without
3
supervision
between
certain
approved
locations,
for
certain
4
activities,
during
certain
times,
and
up
to
25
miles
per
5
trip.
A
licensee
is
required
to
submit
to
the
department
of
6
transportation
(DOT)
a
certification
from
the
licensee’s
school
7
certifying
the
licensee
is
enrolled
at
the
school
for
courses
8
of
instruction
or
extracurricular
activities.
9
This
bill
authorizes
a
licensee
to
exceed
the
25-mile
10
driving
distance
limit
when
driving
from
home
to
school
if
11
the
licensee
is
enrolled
at
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
12
and
receives
a
distance
waiver.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
13
a
licensee
is
authorized
to
apply
for
a
distance
waiver
by
14
submitting
an
application
to
the
chief
school
administrator
15
or
superintendent
of
the
licensee’s
accredited
nonpublic
16
school.
If
the
chief
school
administrator
or
superintendent
17
approves
a
distance
waiver
application,
the
administrator
or
18
superintendent
must
provide
a
tangible
copy
of
the
waiver
to
19
the
licensee.
The
licensee
must
carry
a
copy
of
the
waiver
20
while
operating
a
motor
vehicle
in
accordance
with
the
special
21
minor’s
restricted
license.
22
A
licensee
who
violates
the
restrictions
of
a
special
23
minor’s
restricted
license
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor,
24
classified
as
a
moving
violation,
punishable
by
a
$70
scheduled
25
fine.
Additionally,
the
DOT
must
suspend
the
license
for
three
26
months
and
is
prohibited
from
issuing
an
intermediate
license
27
to
the
person
for
an
additional
three
months
following
the
28
person’s
16th
birthday.
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