RSB/3/22
Sponsored by Kaushal Manikandan, Nate Shore of Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
This legislation was filed in the Transportation category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH LEGISLATURE |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | a) Class D License: a non-professional driver’s license that does not require any specialized |
| 5 | training. |
| 6 | b) Controlled-Access Highway: a type of roadway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular |
| 7 | traffic with both incoming and exiting traffic. |
| 8 | c) Parallel Parking: the parking of a vehicle parallel to the roadside with cars in front and back of |
| 9 | the parking vehicle |
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| 11 | Section 2: In addition to the existing ability of the Department of Transportation to establish any |
| 12 | additional qualifications it believes reasonably necessary for driver safety as outlined in Tennessee |
| 13 | Law 55-50-302 Section B, this amendment will establish a set criteria that must be met by |
| 14 | applicants for a driver's license. Applicants must demonstrate the following qualifications within |
| 15 | the road test portion of the examination in order to qualify for a Class D license: |
| 16 | (i.) Completion of a minimum of 30 minutes of driving time. |
| 17 | (ii.) Adherence to posted speed limits, including adjusting speed as necessary when transitioning |
| 18 | between different speed limits. |
| 19 | (iii.) Successful navigation through a stop sign, yielding appropriately to traffic as required. |
| 20 | (iv.) Proper negotiation of a yield sign, yielding to oncoming traffic or pedestrians when necessary. |
| 21 | (v.) Safe and proficient merging onto highways or other roadways with different lanes of traffic. |
| 22 | (vi.) Experience driving on an interstate, demonstrating the ability to merge onto and between |
| 23 | lanes and navigate a controlled-access highway safely. |
| 24 | (vii.) Competent navigation through a roundabout, yielding to traffic already within the roundabout |
| 25 | and properly indicating exits. |
| 26 | (viii.) Effective parking in designated areas, including parallel parking and parking within marked |
| 27 | spaces. |
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| 29 | Section 3: This bill may result in the need to train and hire more Department of Motor Vehicles |
| 30 | employees to conduct driver’s tests. Any additional funding required will come from the |
| 31 | Department of Transportation budget and will be supported by an increase in the license cost and |
| 32 | application fee, raising the license cost to $52 and the application fee to $4. |
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| 34 | Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 36 | Section 5: This act shall take effect August 1, 2024, the public welfare requiring it. |
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