HB 648 -- TEMPORARY DRIVER'S PERMIT

SPONSOR:  Ostmann

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations by a vote of 8 to 0.

Current law requires parents to provide a minimum of 20 hours of
behind-the-wheel driver instruction in order for their child to
obtain a temporary instruction permit or an intermediate
driver's license.  This bill gives an option of 20 hours of
parent driver instruction or the completion of a formal driver
training program which certifies the driver is competent to
receive a driver's license.

The bill also makes it clear that any person at least 15 years
of age may operate a motor vehicle while in the immediate
presence of a certified driver training instructor.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that driver training from a
recognized driver training program should also be allowed to
count toward required driver training hours.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Ostmann.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:45 am