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Requiring approved driver education courses to include instruction concerning distracted driving
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation (companion To Hf 380 By Committee on Transportation) Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 7, 202144–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawMay 20, 2021
HF 380 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 380, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 380 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary New rules would require driver education courses to teach students about the dangers of distracted driving. This change applies to both professional driving classes and parents who teach their own children how to drive. The total amount of time spent in the classroom would stay the same.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, student drivers are required to complete an approved driver education course. The course is required to consist of a minimum of hours of classroom instruction and at least six hours of laboratory instruction. The classroom instruction must include at least four hours of instruction concerning substance abuse, at least minutes of instruction concerning railroad crossing safety, instruction relating to becoming an organ donor, and instruction providing an awareness about sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles. 178A, may instruct a student in an approved driver education course with the same classroom instruction requirements and hours of street or highway driving including four hours of driving after sunset and before sunrise while the student is accompanied by the teaching parent.178A. Approved courses must include a minimum of four hours instruction concerning substance abuse and distracted driving. The bill does not add additional required instruction time to the student curriculum.
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