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Committee holds HB 464 after mixed testimony on parent‑taught driver education
Summary
A legislative committee held HB 464, which would add a parent‑taught driver education option, after testimony from the bill sponsor and student author, state education officials, driving instructors and safety advocates; the motion to hold passed 8–3.
A legislative committee held House Bill 464 on a motion to hold after more than two hours of testimony for and against a proposal to let parents register as the primary instructor for teens seeking a learner permit.
Representative Peck, the bill sponsor, told the committee she removed earlier language that would have lowered the driving age and narrowed the measure to allow a parent‑led driver education pathway. "We are not lowering the driver's age today," she said, and described a process at the Driver License Division (DLD) in which the application would add a third choice: school, third‑party provider or parent taught. Parents would not administer written or driving tests; those would remain under DLD oversight.
The bill’s student co‑author, Kiara Pointer of Tooele High School, described the change as an additional option for families who cannot access school programs, afford private courses or prefer home instruction. "In conclusion, I believe this would be a positive additional option for families alongside both in school and private driver's education courses," she told the committee.
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