BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1220
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Date of Hearing: April 22, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Kevin De Leon, Chair
AB 1220 (Huffman) - As Introduced: February 27, 2009
Policy Committee:
TransportationVote:8-5
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
Yes Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill expands the 50 hour supervised training requirement
currently applicable to driver's license applicants aged 16 and
17 to applicants who are 18 to 24 years of age. The bill also
requires:
1)Individuals from 16 to 24 years of age maintain a DMV-provided
driving log certifying their 50 hours of supervised training,
and to submit it along with their license application to the
DMV.
2)That in the case of drivers 18 to 24 years of age, at least 10
hours of the supervised driving be after dark.
3)The driving supervision be provided by an individual who is 18
year or older, whose driving privilege is not on probation,
and who has held a valid license for at least one year.
FISCAL EFFECT
DMV indicates that it would incur: (a) minor costs to develop
and supply logs to drivers; and (b) significant administrative
costs, in the range of $500,000 annually, associated with added
staff time for reviewing and verifying driving logs of
applicants aged 16 to 24.
COMMENTS
1)Background . Existing law allows for the issuance of a driver's
license to a person from 16 to 18 years of age upon (a)
completion of driver's education and training, (b) the
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completion of 50 hours of supervised training, and (c) passage
of the DMV driver's test. The supervised training may be
provided by licensed drivers over 18 years of age whose
driving privilege is not on probation. Individuals over 18
must pass a drivers test but are not subject to the education
and the minimum training requirements as their younger
counterparts. Existing law also allows a person with an
instructional permit issued by DMV to operate a motor vehicle
when accompanied and supervised by a California licensed
driver who, among other things, is 18 years of age or over,
and whose driving privilege is not on probation.
2)Rationale . This bill is intended to address the
disproportionate number of vehicle accidents that involve
novice drivers, age 16 to 24, who represented one out of every
four fatal vehicle accidents in 2007. The author believes
this bill represents a modest approach towards verifying that
a potential licensed driver has behind the wheel training
before being able to drive on the state's roadways.
Analysis Prepared by : Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081