What's happening
This bill allows approved driver education courses to be taught in middle or elementary schools within unified school buildings, but only when those schools are not in session.
Why it matters
Expands access to driver education. by permitting courses to be held in more school facilities (middle and elementary schools within unified school buildings), potentially making the program more convenient and accessible for students and families.
Imposes strict timing restrictions. to ensure that driver education in these settings only occurs when elementary or middle school classes are not in session, addressing possible safety or disruption concerns for younger students.
May help rural or smaller communities. where unified school buildings are common, by allowing all eligible students in the building to benefit from driver education without requiring travel to a separate high school facility.
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Let Younger Kids Take Driver's Ed
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History
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9781
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driver education course instruction locations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 215 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
1. Driver education. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed a driver education course approved by the state education department and the commissioner in a high school, middle school, elementary school (if located in a building of a unified school that operates a high school) or college and who has submitted proof of completion of the minimum hours of supervised driving as required in paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section five hundred two of this article. No such driver education course may be approved unless classroom training is provided by a person approved by the state education department and the commissioner. However, a school district may contract with one or more licensed drivers' schools to provide behind the wheel training, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner shall prescribe the requirements for licensing of such minors. A student enrolled in such an approved driver education course may operate a motor vehicle without holding a driver's license or a learner's permit while under the immediate supervision of an instructor in such course or a driver's school instructor providing behind the wheel training in such a course, provided such course instruction, if at such middle school or elementary school location, occurs when elementary or middle school is not in session, and such operation is in accordance with the rules established by the commissioner. Every student who successfully completes such course in a day, evening or summer school program offered by a public or private school shall receive certification of such completion on a certificate prescribed by the commissioner.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13623-02-8
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