05/04/1998 11:33 AM Senate RLS

SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 11 - DRIVERS                
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS be approved for calendaring at the             
discretion of the Chair.  SENATOR DUNCAN objected.                             
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked Juanita Hensley of the Division of Motor                  
Vehicles to explain what the legislation does.                                 
                                                                               
JUANITA HENSLEY, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of                     
Administration, explained HB 11 is one step closer to getting  a               
graduated licensing system.                                                    
                                                                               
Ms. Hensley noted the legislation was amended in Senate Judiciary              
and again in Senate Finance.  Changes made from the original bill              
were: the curfew hours provision was deleted; the age of an                    
accompanying driver was changed from 22 years of age to 21 years of            
age; and deletion of the lower point system for those individuals              
who are in a provisional license or a graduated licensing phase to             
where they now have the same point value as an adult driver.  The              
bill basically mandates that an individual have an instruction                 
permit.  She noted Alaska doesn't have instruction permits, nor is             
there driver education in the schools.                                         
                                                                               
There being no further testimony on HB 11, CHAIRMAN KELLY stated a             
roll call vote would be taken on Senator Leman's calendaring                   
motion.  The roll was taken with the following result:  Senators               
Leman and Kelly voted "Yea" and Senators Torgerson, Taylor and                 
Duncan voted "Nay."  CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the calendaring motion              
failed.