From the ECS State Policy Database Curriculum--Drivers Education

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary NH Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Background Checks H.B. 282 Requires criminal records checks of driver education instructors. Updates references relating to suspending or revoking a school license or driver education certificate. Authorizes background checks on candidates for employment or promotion at the department o... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 3367 Amends procedures for a local board, joint agreement of districts, or regional superintendent to apply to the state board for a waiver or modification of state mandates, including for an increase in the fee charged for drivers education. Requires a public hear... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Driver Education Instructors at Private High Schools H.B. 19 Permits a driver education instructor at a private high school who is certified, approved, and trained by the department of public safety to act as a third party testing agent for the department of public safety for students enrolled in a driver education clas... More... DE Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Driver Certification for Students With IEPs H.B. 264 Allows students with individualized education plans until the age of 21 to complete their driver education certification. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+264/$file/legis.html?open... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Driver's Education S.B. 3588 Requires all driver education courses to include instruction on the dangers of texting while driving and the penalty thereof. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB3588.pdf... More... PA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Driver Education Instruction S.B. 743 In the absence of a professional educator certified to teach driver education, allows a teacher or a director to teach driver education as long as the position has been posted for an established period of time. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Pub... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Drivers's Education H.B. 534 Relates to driver's education programs. Consolidates all driver's education programs and instruction under the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and removes the programs and instruction from the Department of Education. Requires the DPSC to establish... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Drivers Education and Background Checks H.B. 2678 Directs the Sunset Advisory Commission to review the education agency's jurisdiction and control over driver education and driving safety schools, and to report to the legislature and governor whether another state agency should have jurisdiction and control o... More... OR (H) CHAPTER 357, (2011 LAWS): EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 1, 2012. 06/2011 P-12 Driver Education H.B. 2210 Relating to traffic safety education courses.... More... MA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Motorcycle Drivers Education S.B. 2344 An Act relative to assuring that motorcyclists between the ages of 16 and 18 are provided with adequate education relative to the proper safety and operation of a motorcycle. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02pdf/st02344.pdf... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Drivers Ed School Application S.B. 477 Authorizes the department of safety to deny a driver education school application for failing to submit fingerprints. This bill also requires applicants to notify the director of the division of motor vehicles of certain arrests and convictions. http://www.gen... More... OH Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funds for Simulated Driving Curriculum H.B. 27 Creates the teen driver education license plate fund in the state treasury, from applicants who obtain teen driver education license plates. Directs the department of public safety to use the money in the fund to fund the rental, lease or purchase of the simul... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Drivers' Education 23 IAC 252.20, .30, .40 Amends rules to provide flexibility for school districts with students who require adaptive driver's education for the behind-the-wheel component of the course. Allows such districts to contract for the provision of the behind-the-wheel portion of the course f... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Safety Education and Driver Education S.B. 1977 - Safety Education and Driver Education Clarifies that Internet safety component must be taught at least once a school year to students in grades 3-12. Requires one class period a week in grades 1-8 to be devoted to safety education. Specifies content that must be included in driver education course... More... IL To governor 06/2009 P-12 Drivers' Education S.B. 2217 Amends the definition of an approved driver education course to include any driver education course given at an approved Department of Defense Education Activity school that is taught by an adult driver education instructor or traffic safety officer. Sets fort... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Drivers Education H.B. 2233 Increases the insurance coverage required for an applicant or holder of a commercial driver training school certificate; eliminates the insurance coverage requirement for a commercial driver training school that provides only classroom training. Chapter 543 ht... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distractions While Driving S.B. 1107 Requires driver education curriculum to include information regarding distractions while driving, including the effect of using a wireless communication device while driving. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01107F.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education S.B. 1317 Bars the state from issuing a driver's license to a person under the age of 25 unless the person submits a driver education certificate that states that the person has completed and passed a state education agency-approved driver education and traffic safety c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Driver's Education H.B. 2730 - Sections 12.02 through -.04, 12.08, 12.13 Requires districts to consider offering a driver's education course each school year. Authorizes districts to charge fees for courses or contract with a driver education school. Establishes requirements for minimum hours of behind-the-wheel and observation ins... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 125 Requires the Department of Transportation to reimburse a public school or commercial driver training school for the cost of providing a course of traffic safety education that is certified by the department; prohibits a public school or commercial driver train... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges May Offer Noncredit Safe Driving Courses to High School Students H.B. 391 Authorizes community colleges to offer noncredit courses in safe driving to high school students on a self-supporting basis during the academic year or the summer. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H391v5.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Alternative Driver's Education Courses S.B. 858 Authorizes a driver education school to teach all or part of the classroom portion of an approved driver education course by an alternative method of instruction that does not require students to be present in a classroom if the commissioner of education appro... More... NH Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Increaesed Requirements for Drivers Ed H.B. 99 Increases the hours of supervised driving time required to complete driver education and adds a requirement that 10 of those hours be at night. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0099.html... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Driver Safety Course H.B. 1782 Requires that minor applicants for a driver's license show they have successfully completed, with a parent or guardian, an in-person 90-minute or longer driver safety course prescribed by DMV; increases the learner's permit issuance fee. http://leg1.state.va.u... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 6985 Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommendations to improve drivers education instruction and make such instruction more available. Directs the panel to consider,... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Distracted Driving as a Major Traffic Safety Issue S.B. 1557 Requires a driver education course to include classroom instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety issue. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1557lv.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 172 Eliminates provision allowing driver education courses to allow, in lieu of 5 clock hours of practice driving in a dual control car, the equivalent of practice driving in a dual control car as determined by the state board. Eliminates provision allowing distr... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Drivers Education Surcharge/Fee H.B. 2216 Allows the state Board of Education to authorize a local school board's request to assess a surcharge for driver education programs in order to further recover program costs that exceed state funds distributed through basic aid to school divisions offering suc... More... GA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Certification GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85 Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, safety and driver education endorsement, school counseling, school psychology, and speech and language pathology. Establish... More... MI Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Driver Education Provider Certification & Requirements S.B. 1290 Provides for the certification of driver education providers; prescribes certain record-keeping and program requirements for such providers; provides for the certification of driver education instructors. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/bille... More... WY Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 High School Driver Education Program Requirements & Approval Chapter 39 Amends rules pertaining to high school driver education program requirements and approval. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6295.pdf... More... DE Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Learner's Permit Requirements H.B. 256 Relates to a Level 1 Learner's Permit; relates to successful completion of a course in driver education in a public or private high school in the state; requires the passing of a written test and road skills; provides for payment of appropriate fees.... More... MN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Drivers Ed Organ and Tissue Donation S.B. 2646 Requires at least 30 minutes of driver education on organ and tissue donation for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools and commercial driver training schools. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.ph... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Driver's Ed at Private High Schools A.B. 846 Rewrites Section 51220.6 of the Education Code, relating to driver education. Specifies that a private school is not required to offer driver's education. Provides that the satisfactory completion of an Internet-based, correspondence, or other distance-learnin... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Cost of Drivers Education S.B. 69 Adds that the total amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the state for driver education must not exceed the total cost of the driver education program in any year and must be deposited into the school district's driver education fund as a s... More... NH Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Driver education instructors S.B. 208 Driver education instructors are not be required to be certified as secondary school teachers. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/SB0208.html... More... GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Driver's Education S.B. 226 Creates the Georgia Driver's Education Commission. Authorizes the commission to recommend to the governor and the general assembly changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets and standards relating to the provision of driver education and training t... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Seized Motor Vehicles H.B. 2828 Allows motor vehicles seized by law enforcement agencies to be donated to school districts for driver's education courses. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2828.pdf... More... UT Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Driver Education Programs for State Schools R277-746 Amends rules concerning driver education programs for state schools. Reflects revision date change made to the Driver Education for Utah High Schools Manual. UTAH REG 27423 (SN)... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Private Schools: Driver's Education Instruction S.B. 524 Provides that the satisfactory completion of a course in automobile driver education offered by a private secondary school satisfies the instructional requirements for a provisional driver's license for persons under 18 years of age if specified conditions are... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Community College Driver Education Administration H.B. 8665 Places driver education course requirements under the Board of Governors for Higher Education instead of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education. which substantially conform with the current curriculum utilized by the instructor(s) at the C... More... IA Vetoed 05/2004 P-12 Driver Education By A Teaching Parent. H.F. 2394 Creates new section allowing driver's education to be provided by a teaching parent. Teaching parent must provide, among other requirements, thirty hours of classroom instruction, and four hours of classroom instruction concerning substance abuse. http://cool... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Drivers Education H.B. 2513 Allows high schools with driver education programs to educate students enrolled in the program about organ donation options. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0125.htm... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Driver Training S.B. 1353 Amends existing law to remove language setting forth alternative requirements for driver training programs; to provide that the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to provide students with driver education opportunities while students are enrolled in co... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Driver Training S.B. 1255 Amends existing law relating to reimbursement to public school districts for driver training courses to increase the average cost per pupil reimbursement from $110 to $125. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1255.html#daily... More... IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Driver Education and Practice Driving S.B. 70 Removes a provision that allows a school district to adopt a policy to permit proficiency examinations for the practice driving part of the driver education course at any time after the completion of 3 hours of practice driving under direct individual instruct... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Drivers Education H.B. 1491 Public schools and educational facilities may not contract with an entity engaged in giving instruction in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applicant for the Secretary of State's driver's license examination unless that entity is licen... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Community College Driver Education H.B. 5598 Transfers the administration of the driver education program from the department of elementary and secondary education to the Community College of Rhode Island. ... More... DE Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Drivers Education Training H.B. 25 Enables state colleges, universities, high schools and those contracted by the Department of Education to conduct driver education classes without obtaining a commercial driver training school license as long as the curriculum is approved and given by certifie... More... OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Drivers' Education H.B. 407 Transfers jurisdiction over high school drivers' education courses to the Department of Public Safety; requires school districts offering drivers' education to meet the standards for private entities by a certain date; requires certain driver education courses... More... RI Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Driver Education S.B. 2172 Sets forth the curriculum requirements a driver education course must meet in order for the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education to determine whether or not that course is equivalent, or similar to that required in the General Laws.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Drivers Education Underwriters' Fee H.B. 1730 Increases the Drivers Education Underwriters Fee to provide an additional amount to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the benefit of the Department of Education and an amount to the Department of Transportation to operate and administer a man... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Topics for Driver Education H.B. 686 Adds organ and tissue donor awareness to the topics that must be included in instruction for driver education in public school classrooms; adds the Department of Health to those entities cooperating in the development of the curriculum.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 "Distracted" Driving S.B. 597 Provides that the State Department of Education's standardized driver education instruction for public schools to include distracted driving.... More... IA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Driver education course H.B. 353 Relates to the amount of classroom instruction offered in an approved driver education course as programmed by the Department of Education.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Drivers Education Information A.B. 2733 Requires the State Department of Education to prepare certain materials that focus on the reduction of future driving violations, with particular emphasis on aggressive driving behavior and behavior commonly known as "road rage," and to make these materials av... More... DE Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Drivers Education Issues H.B. 489 Recognizes the responsibility and authority of the court appointed custodian and allows them to determine if the minor is capable of operating a motor vehicle safely; states that if the court returns the minor to the parent's household, the parent can cancel t... More... OH Signed by governor 06/2000 P-12 Drivers' Education 1999 H.B. 160 Eliminates the $50 limit on fees that school districts may charge students for drivers' education.... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Joint Voc. Districts as Driver Training Schools S.B. 237 Amends section 4508.01 and enacts section 4508.09 of the Revised Code; permits a joint vocational school district to be licensed as a commercial driver training school and to offer instruction and training to students other than regular full-time students in t... More... AL Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Driver Education S.B. 241 Allows driver's education teacher to administer the written, vision, oral, or driving portion of the examination.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Driver Education S.B. 114 Increases the ceiling on reimbursement to schools for driver education costs from $ 70 to $ 100 per student.... More...