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SB 126 Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component. Permits any school division outside Planning District 8, at the discretion of the local school board, to administer a parent/student driver education component as part of the driver education curriculum. Under both current law and the bill, such component is a requirement in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). The bill allows for school divisions outside Planning District 8 to administer such component in-person or online.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component. Permits any school division outside of Planning District 8, at the discretion of the local school board, to administer a parent/student driver education component as part of the driver education curriculum. Under both current law and the bill, such component is a requirement in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). The bill allows for school divisions to administer such component in-person or online.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component. Requires all school divisions to administer a minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component as part of the driver education curriculum. Currently, such component is required only in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). The bill allows for school divisions to administer such component in-person or online, except for schools in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), where the component must still be administered in-person.