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          Date of Hearing:   January 21, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                    AB 1502 (Eng) - As Amended:  January 4, 2010 

          Policy Committee:                               
          TransportationVote:14-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill authorizes a non-California resident parent, spouse,  
          or guardian on active United State military service in  
          California to supervise the required 50 hours of driving  
          practice for a minor driving with an instruction permit,  
          accompany a minor driving with a provisional drivers license,  
          and to accept civil liability for a minor applying for a  
          driver's license.

           FISCAL EFFECT
           
          Minor and absorbable costs to DMV.

           COMMENTS
           
          1)Background  . Drivers between 15  and 18 years of age are  
            subject to California's provisional driver's licensing  
            program. This graduated program requires completion of  
            specified educational requirements, behind-the-wheel  
            instruction, and a minimum of 50 hours of supervised practice  
            with no less than 10 hours of night driving, upon which the  
            person may submit to a driving examination conducted by an  
            examiner of DMV. The practice must be supervised by a  
            California-licensed driver 25 years of age or older. Non  
            residents that are exempt from California's licensing  
            requirements are prohibited from certifying the training of  
            his or her child.

            Civil liability provision of current law require that a  
            minor's application for a driver's license be signed or  
            verified by a person residing in California who has custody of  








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            the minor.

           2)Purpose  . This bill is intended to address a problem that  
            arises when parents on military duty in California that are  
            legal residents of another state are prohibited from  
            supervising and taking civil responsibility for their child's  
            driving.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081