Bills › 89th General Assembly
Regarding driving privileges of persons issued a special minor’s driver’s license who are employed, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Jobs & workersTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Minors with a special driver's license could drive to and from their jobs between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. This change applies to workers traveling on the most direct route between their home or school and their workplace, as long as the trip is within a certain mileage limit. These drivers would also be allowed to stop at a gas station along their route.1
Read the official explanation
between the licensee’s residence; schools of enrollment; bus stops; sites, facilities, or schools designated by the licensee’s district or school of enrollment for the accommodation of the school’s extracurricular activities; and locations associated with a licensee’s farm work; with certain limitations. over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence or school of enrollment and the licensee’s place of employment for purposes related to the employment, provided the driving distance between the point of origin and the destination is no more than miles. The bill also allows a licensee to operate a motor vehicle to a service station along the associated routes. Under current law, an application for a special minor’s driver’s license must be accompanied by a statement from the applicant’s school of enrollment certifying that a need exists for the license. The fact that an applicant resides at a distance less than one mile from the applicant’s school of enrollment is prima facie evidence of the nonexistence of necessity for the issuance of the license. However, the distance between the applicant’s residence and school of enrollment shall not be considered regarding the existence of a necessity if the applicant resides on a farm or is employed for compensation on a farm. This exception does not apply to persons employed for work unrelated to farming, as described in the bill.194 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $70.