Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

5. Age limit. A license, except a special restricted license under section 1256, may not be issued to a person who has not attained 16 years of age.

A license issued to a person at least 16 years of age but under 18 years of age is a novice incentive license as provided in section 1302-A.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1256, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §21, is further amended to read:

B. This license only authorizes the holder to operate a motor vehicle between the holder's residence and school unless accompanied by a licensed driver who meets the requirements of section 1304, subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraphs (1) to (4).

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1256, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §22, is further amended to read:

B. This license only authorizes the holder to operate a motor vehicle between the holder's residence, school and place of employment and other places necessary in direct connection with that employment unless accompanied by a licensed driver who meets the requirements of section 1304, subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraphs (1) to (4).

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1302-A is enacted to read:

§1302-A.__Novice incentive license

An initial license issued to an applicant who is at least 16 years of age but under 18 years of age is a novice incentive license.__A novice incentive license becomes a juvenile provisional license under section 2472, subsection 1 upon the novice incentive licensee's completion of 12 consecutive months of operating a motor vehicle without being convicted of or adjudicated to have committed a motor vehicle violation.

A license issued pursuant to this section to a licensee must be revoked if the licensee fails to complete 12 consecutive months of operating a motor vehicle without being convicted of or adjudicated to have committed a motor vehicle violation.