HF 1062

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver education provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Person less than 18 years of age.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision
in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an
applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:

(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously
issued valid license from another state, or deleted text begin is enrolled in deleted text end new text begin has satisfactorily completed new text end either:

(i) a public, private, or commercial new text begin classroom new text end driver education program that is
approved by the commissioner of public safety and deleted text begin that includes classroom and deleted text end new text begin is enrolled
in new text end behind-the-wheel training; or

deleted text begin (ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program when the student is
receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections
and , the student is working toward a homeschool diploma, the student's status
as a homeschool student has been certified by the superintendent of the school district in
which the student resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver training with
classroom materials approved by the commissioner of public safety;
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new text begin (ii) an Internet-based theory driver education program and is enrolled in
behind-the-wheel training;
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deleted text begin (2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program;
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deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge
of traffic laws;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either
parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then
(ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order
for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living
or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor or,
in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is
married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close
family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause
contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian,
adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end has paid the fee required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.

(b) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and
may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction
permit under section 171.06, subdivision 2.