Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to special minor’s driver’s licenses for students attending accredited nonpublic schools
Topics:K–12 educationTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2019
- Done: House committeeFebruary 21, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 3, 201991–8
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 12, 201946–3
- Done: To the GovernorApril 15, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawApril 15, 2019
SF 140 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 140, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 140 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to operating restrictions on, and the issuance of, special minor’s driver’s licenses for students attending accredited nonpublic schools.194, a special minor’s driver’s license may be issued to a student between the ages of 14 and 18 years if the student’s school has certified to the department of transportation that the student has a special need for the license.194 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $50. OPERATING RESTRICTIONS. over the most direct and accessible route between the student’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 courses and extracurricular activities, and between the student’s residence or school of enrollment and a site, facility, or school that is not the student’s school, for the purpose of participating in extracurricular activities, provided the driving distance between the point of origin and the destination is no more than 25 miles.
Read the full explanation
The bill increases this limitation to no more than 50 miles. LICENSE ISSUANCE.194 prohibits a special minor’s driver’s license from being issued to a student for purposes of attending an accredited nonpublic school if the driving distance between the school and the residence of the parent or guardian of the student is more than 25 miles. The bill increases this prohibition to more than 50 miles.
House subcommittee
Named February 12, 2019. On February 20, 2019 it recommended passage. H.J. 348.
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