HB 1867 Summary

• Reorganizes and renumbers requirements for driver's license and instruction permit applications for persons under 18 years of age, consolidating educational proof requirements (high school diploma, enrollment in school with "C" average, home schooling, or postsecondary education).

• Allows the Department of Education to grant certified exemptions from the "C" average requirement for students performing at their fullest capability, and permits the Department of Finance and Administration to grant hardship exceptions to ameliorate demonstrable financial hardship.

• Maintains restrictions for learner's and intermediate driver's licenses including seat belt requirements, prohibitions on cellular phone use while driving, passenger limitations (one unrelated minor maximum), and nighttime driving restrictions (11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.).

• Amends instruction permit issuance requirements by changing "all parts of the examination other than the driving test" to "the written examination" and establishes that a passing written examination score remains valid for 24 months.

• Clarifies that drivers at least 16 years old who have passed both the written examination and driving test are no longer subject to driving restrictions after six months of holding an instruction permit.