AB 629

Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction must approve certain

driver education courses offered by school districts and establish minimum

standards for driver education courses offered by private driver schools, the

Technical College System Board must approve courses of study for each program

offered in technical college district schools, including driver education courses, and

the Department of Transportation licenses private driver schools and DOT may not

license a driver school unless its course of instruction includes the content required

for TCSB approval of a driver education course.

Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must acquaint each

student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and provide at least 30

minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards. The bill also requires

DOT to determine the materials to be used in the work zone safety instruction.