SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 3570
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 30, 2025
The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3570.
As amended and reported, this bill allows a person with a
disability who is 16 years of age to obtain an examination permit
prior to the age of 17 years regardless of whether the person
completed a course of behind-the-wheel automobile driving
education and permits a person with a disability to take the road test
with a parent or guardian in the vehicle. This bill also allows the
parent of guardian of a person with a disability who holds a special
permit to be present in the motor vehicle during a behind-the-wheel
automobile driving education course.
Additionally, the bill removes the dual pedal controlled vehicle
requirement during behind-the-wheel automobile driving education
and provides that a person issued a special learner’s permit may
operate a motor vehicle instead of a dual pedal motor vehicle.
As defined in the bill, “person with a disability” means a person
who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities or a person who has a history or
record of such an impairment, as determined by the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS :
The committee amendments:
(1) update the definition of “person with a disability” to remove
from the definition persons diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or
persons diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder;
(2) remove provisions that allow a person with a disability who
holds a special permit to complete the required course of behind-the-
wheel automobile driving education with the person’s parent or
guardian who holds a valid New Jersey’s driver license, without the
presence of a certified teacher or licensed instructor;
(3) permit the parent or guardian of a person with a disability who
holds a special permit to be present in the motor vehicle during any
behind-the-wheel automobile driving education courses; 2
(4) make grammatical corrections; and
(5) correct references to Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number.