Introduced
by
To allow driver education instructor courses to be offered online, including recorded lessons (versus live). Also, to eliminate a mandate that driver education instructors have a masters degree, and instead require a bachelors degree or four years of experience teaching drivers ed. The bill would also exempt certified school teachers from some parts of the training, and change the required course from “two semester hours” to “30 contact hours” of instruction over at least one week.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)
To repeal a mandate that an instructor who teaches a driver education instructor preparation course must have a masters degree in education. The bill would change this to a bachelors degree.
