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Committee advances parent‑taught driver‑education option with logs and guardrails after safety debate; favorably recommended 10–1
Summary
Third Substitute HB 464 would add a parent‑led behind‑the‑wheel option to Utah driver education with a required USBE 30‑hour online course, a DLD log for six behind‑the‑wheel hours, and DLD scanning/recordkeeping. The committee adopted the substitute, approved Amendment 1 adding recordkeeping parity, and favorably recommended the bill 10–1 (Dominguez opposed).
Representative Nicholeen P. Peck asked the House Transportation Standing Committee to adopt Third Substitute HB 464, a measure adding a parent‑led option for the required behind‑the‑wheel portion of driver education while imposing specific documentation and training requirements.
Peck said the substitute adds a third option on the DLD application for parents who wish to provide behind‑the‑wheel instruction and requires DLD to supply a logging form and USBE to make available the 30‑hour online classroom module. She cited DLD figures for 2025: 49,285 minors obtained licenses and 36,866 received drivers training through local public schools, noting the parent‑led option is intended as a choice for families who need flexibility. “This is not going to be a light lift for them,” Peck said of parents…
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