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Panel advances bill to scrap school form for teen permit applicants and extend written-permit validity
Summary
A Senate committee advanced House Bill 1867, which eliminates the requirement that under-18 applicants produce a school verification form to take the written permit test and extends written-permit validity from 12 months to up to 24 months so early test-takers need not retake the exam before licensure.
An unnamed committee presenter told the Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs subcommittee that House Bill 1867 would remove a long-standing school-verification form required for drivers under 18 to take the written permit test and would extend written-permit validity to 24 months.
"It removes that requirement for that extra form, that extra red tape off the school district," the presenter said, describing the current process as a set of unnecessary hoops for parents and young people. Under current practice, a 14-year-old who passes the written test must retake it after 12 months if they are not yet old enough to convert the permit to a full license; the bill would allow the written permit to remain valid through the date the holder becomes eligible for a full license.
The presenter said the change would also reduce administrative burdens on school districts, the state police, and the Department of Finance and Administration by removing duties to distribute policy copies to schools.
There were no committee questions from the public, and Senator Hill moved a "do pass" motion that Senator Reid seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
The committee recorded that the item will proceed; no roll-call tally was taken during the hearing. The committee did not receive public testimony for or against the bill during this meeting.
Next procedural steps were not specified during the hearing.
