HB 2833
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: TI DP 9-2-0-0
HB 2833: class G driver licenses; qualifications
Sponsor: Representative Gillette, LD 30
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Overview
Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to establish a first-time driver
education course and requires a driver's license applicant who has not previously been issued
a license or whose license is suspended or revoked to complete the course.
History
A person under 18 years old may apply for a Class G driver's license if they are at least 16
years old and have held a valid instruction permit for at least six months. The applicant must
also:
1) have a custodial parent or guardian certify in writing to ADOT that the applicant has
completed at least 30 hours of supervised driving practice with at least 10 hours of
practice happening at night;
2) have satisfactorily completed an ADOT-approved driver education program. If the
program is offered by a public school, it must be approved by ADOT in consultation
with the Department of Education; or
3) both:
i. complete a driver education program offered by a certified defensive driving school
that is approved by the Supreme Court or a traffic survival school; and
ii. have a custodial parent or guardian certify in writing to ADOT that the applicant
has completed at least 20 hours of supervised driving practice with at least 6 hours
of practice happening at night.
For the first six months that a Class G licensee holds their license they cannot drive a motor
vehicle on a public highway with more than one passenger under the age of 18 unless they
are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian seated next to them who has a Class A, B, C
or D license or the passengers are the licensee's siblings.
For the first six months that a Class G licensee holds their license they cannot drive a motor
vehicle on a public highway from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. unless they are accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian seated next to them who has a Class A, B, C or D license or they are
driving to or from a sanctioned school sponsored activity, their place of employment, a
sanctioned religious activity or a family emergency (A.R.S. § 28-3174).
Provisions
First-Time Driver Education Course
1. Directs ADOT to establish a first-time driver education course (course) to enhance street
and highway safety and to reduce vehicle collisions and moving traffic violations. (Sec. 1)
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2. Requires an applicant before they may be issued a driver's license and regardless of other
law to complete the course if the applicant either:
a) is at least 16 years old and has not previously:
i. been issued a driver's license from this state or another state;
ii. completed the course; or
b) has a suspended or revoked driver's license from this state or another state. (Sec. 1)
3. Directs the course to be only taught by an ADOT-approved provider (course provider).
(Sec. 1)
4. Authorizes a course provider to charge a fee for each course. (Sec. 1)
5. States that, depending on the course provider's authority from ADOT, the course may be
conducted in a classroom or online. (Sec. 1)
6. Specifies that if the course is offered online it must have:
a) mechanisms to verify continuous engagement and prevent content skipping to ensure
that a student completes the entire course;
b) interactive exercises that engage a student in active learning;
c) progress tracking features to monitor a student's advancement through the course
material;
d) regular assessments to evaluate a student's understanding and retention of the
material; and
e) a comprehensive final examination that assesses the student's readiness and
knowledge. (Sec. 1)
7. States that a person who has successfully completed the course and passed the final
examination is exempt from taking the written examination required and administered
by ADOT for driver's license applicants. (Sec. 1)
8. Directs the course curriculum to be at least four hours in length and be demonstrably
effective in reducing vehicle collisions or moving violations, or both. (Sec. 1)
9. Requires a course provider to submit an effectiveness study to ADOT that demonstrates
the effectiveness of the course curriculum before the course may be approved by ADOT in
a manner determined by the Director of ADOT. (Sec. 1)
10. Stipulates that the study must be exclusively conducted by independent state agencies or
accredited academic institutions within the United States. (Sec. 1)
11. Allows a prelicensure or defensive driving course that has undergone efficacy studies in
other states to qualify as demonstrating the effectiveness of the curriculum of the course
provider's course. (Sec. 1)
12. Requires a Class G driver's license applicant who is under 18 years old to successfully
complete the course. (Sec. 3)
13. Removes the requirement for a Class G driver's license applicant to pass the driver's
license examination administered by ADOT. (Sec. 3)
14. Requires the course content and final examination to specifically include information
relevant to Class G Licensure in this state for students under 18 years old. (Sec. 1)
15. Requires the course to contain information on the proper procedures to follow when a
driver is stopped by a law enforcement officer including: HB 2833
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a) how the driver should safely behave and interact with the law enforcement officer;
and
b) pertinent information relating to the driver's rights during a stop under the United
States Constitution and the Arizona Constitution. (Sec. 1)
First-Time Driver Education Course Provider Licensure
16. Prohibits a person from acting as a course provider unless they apply for and obtain a
license from the Director of ADOT. (Sec. 2)
17. States that ADOT may license one course provider per approved course curriculum. (Sec.
2)
18. Directs ADOT to post the approved course providers on its website. (Sec. 2)
19. Requires ADOT to establish rules for the licensing of a course provider. (Sec. 2)
20. Authorizes a licensed course provider to allow other defensive driving or traffic survival
schools to use their approved curriculum as affiliates. (Sec. 2)
21. Allows ADOT to conduct an audit or cause an audit to be conducted on a licensed course
provider to ensure compliance with the outlined requirements. (Sec. 2)
22. States that a licensed course provider found to violate these regulations may be subject
to penalties from ADOT, including the revocation of their license. (Sec. 2)
First Time Driving Scholarship Fund
23. Establishes the First Time Driving Scholarship Fund (Fund) to provide financial
assistance to students taking the course who meet the eligibility requirements
established under the Federal National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts or this
state's school meal programs outlined in statute. (Sec. 1)
24. Requires the Fund to cover all costs of a course. (Sec. 1)
25. Allows the Director of ADOT to assess a state fee on each course in an amount to be
determined by the Director in addition to the course provider's fee. (Sec. 1)
26. Directs the course providers to collect the state fee and to remit the state fees every
quarter to ADOT who will deposit the state fees into the Fund. (Sec. 1)
27. Stipulates that ADOT will administer the Fund and that Fund monies are continuously
appropriated. (Sec. 1)
Miscellaneous
28. Requires a Class G driver's license applicant's parent or legal guardian to sign a form
stating that the parent or legal guardian understands the restrictions on a Class G license
holder in the first six months of holding the license. (Sec. 3)
29. Removes the ability of a driver's license applicant who is under 18 years old to apply for
a Class G License if the applicant:
a) completed a driver education program offered by a certified defensive driving school
approved by the Supreme Court or a traffic survival school; and
b) has their parent or guardian certify to ADOT that the applicant has had at least 20
hours of supervised driving practice with at least 6 hours of the practice happening at
night. (Sec. 3)
30. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 3)