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Senate advances driver-education changes requiring six hours of dual-control driving
Summary
Senators amended and approved HB 12 to require six hours of dual-control driving in driver education (minimum three on-road), allow limited substitution (simulator, driving range), and encourage one hour of freeway driving 'where feasible'; senators debated potential costs and fee-waiver implications.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 17 approved House Bill 12 after adopting a senator-friendly amendment that clarifies behind-the-wheel requirements for driver education.
Senator Sarah Knudson, the floor sponsor, told colleagues the bill requires driver education to include six hours of dual-control driving, with at least three hours completed on public roads. Up to three hours may be substituted — one hour by an approved driving simulator and…
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