STAND. COM. REP. NO. 17

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 212

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 212 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the term of validity of a temporary instruction driving permit from six months to one year.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Honolulu department of customer services, the Honolulu police department, and State Farm Insurance Company.

Your Committee agrees that increasing the term of a learner's permit makes administrative and practical sense. By extending the term of the learner's permit to one year, minors will be able to gain more driving experience prior to taking their practical road test. Increasing the term of the learner's permit will also reduce the number of minors who are forced to renew their learner's permit if they are unable to obtain their driver's license within six months of obtaining their permit.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 212 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations,

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair