Driver Education
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Schools and Driver Education Programs - Age of Instruction Vehicles [HB-1183]
Prohibiting a vehicle that is older than 10 model years from being used for instruction in a drivers' school or a driver education program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements [SB-471]
Altering the requirements of the 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain applicants for driver's licenses; and requiring the Administration to adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3-hour Roadway Safety Education Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements [HB-463]
Altering the requirements of the 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain applicants for driver's licenses; and requiring the Administration to adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3-hour Roadway Safety Education Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Favorable With Amendments Report By Appropriations on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles – Provisional Driver’s License Examinations – Unaccompanied Homeless Youths [HB-247]
Altering the period of time after which an unaccompanied homeless youth who holds a learner's instructional permit and is under the age of 19 years may take certain examinations for a provisional driver's license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025) [SB-161]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the State Department of Education for the Coalition for Public Safety Training in Schools, Inc., in Prince George's County for certain purposes related to driver education and career and technical education; and requiring the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct an annual evaluation of the impact of the funding provided by the Act on increasing the number of career-ready students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/22 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Uninsured Driving Penalties - Funding for the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, Driver Education, and Transportation to Field Trips [HB-1482]
Altering the penalty for failing to maintain certain required security for certain motor vehicles and the distribution of the revenue derived from the penalties; establishing the Driver Education in Public High Schools Grant Program to provide grants to public high schools and nonprofit organizations to assist public schools in offering driver education courses; establishing the State-Aided Institutions Field Trip Grant Program to assist public schools in transporting students to field trips at State-aided educational institutions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 857 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Public Schools - Driver Education and Transportation to Field Trips [SB-1081]
Establishing the Driver Education in Public Schools Grant Program to provide grants to public schools and nonprofit organizations to assist public schools in offering driver education courses to students; establishing the State-Aided Institutions Field Trip Grant Program to assist public schools in transporting students to field trips at State-aided educational institutions; altering the penalties and distribution of fines for termination or lapse of required vehicle security, including distribution to the Programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/08/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to driver education and training for noncommercial driver licenses. [HB-2766]
As enacted, requires an applicant who has satisfactorily completed a driver education and training course offered for Class D vehicles by nonpublic schools in categories 1, 2, or 3 as recognized by the state board of education, a public school, a public institution of higher learning, or a commercial driver training school and who resides 30 or more miles from a driver services center to be allowed to complete online any classroom training that is required as a prerequisite to obtaining a Class H or hardship license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter
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Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 698 on 04/17/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to driver education and training for noncommercial driver licenses. [SB-2356]
As enacted, requires an applicant who has satisfactorily completed a driver education and training course offered for Class D vehicles by nonpublic schools in categories 1, 2, or 3 as recognized by the state board of education, a public school, a public institution of higher learning, or a commercial driver training school and who resides 30 or more miles from a driver services center to be allowed to complete online any classroom training that is required as a prerequisite to obtaining a Class H or hardship license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ken Yager
Effective Date(s) 07/01/2024 on 04/17/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Transporting Students and Jobs That Require Driving - Authorization and Requirements (Drivers Education for Good Jobs Act of 2024) [SB-566]
Authorizing a county board of education to authorize a certain employee to transport a public school student in a vehicle if the driver meets certain requirements; and requiring, on or before December 31, 2024, the Career and Technical Education Committee to establish a certain pathway for students to prepare for a career that requires driving skills and a driver's license and establish an annual goal for the number of students who obtain certain licenses before they graduate high school.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
First Reading Education, Energy, And The Environment on 01/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Driver’s Education Assistance Grant Program – Established [HB-532]
Establishing the Driver's Education Assistance Grant Program in the State Department of Education to support student driver's education instruction in public schools; and authorizing a public school to receive a grant under the Program if the percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced price meals is above 80%, or the public school is located in a school system where the percent of rural population in the school system is above 30%, as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2024) [SB-40]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the State Department of Education for the Coalition for Public Safety Training in Schools, Inc., in Prince George's County for certain purposes related to driver education and career and technical education; and requiring the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct an annual evaluation of the impact of the funding provided by the Act on increasing the number of career-ready students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Howard County and St. Mary's County - Driver's Licenses - Driver Skills Examinations [SB-675]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a pilot program in Howard County and St. Mary's County to allow certain drivers' schools to administer the driver skills examination required for an individual to obtain certain driver's licenses; requiring the drivers' school to have been licensed and in operation for at least 5 years before the date of application for the authorization to administer the driver skills examination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver Education Program - Cannabis or Alcohol [SB-249]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include in the curriculum for a standardized driver education program information on the laws relating to and the risks of driving while under the influence of cannabis or alcohol.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2023
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Louisiana 2022 Regular Session
Exempts certain visa holders from Louisiana driver education requirements. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [SB-100]
Exempts certain visa holders from Louisiana driver education requirements. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Sponsored by: Sen. Stewart Cathey
Effective Date 8/1/2022. on 05/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Learner's Instructional Permits and Identification Cards - Required Documents [HB-1289]
Authorizing the parent or guardian of a learner's instructional permit or identification card applicant under the age of 18 years to submit documentation in their own name to establish the applicant's State residency; and altering to apply only to applicants enrolled in a public school the requirement that a learner's instructional permit applicant under the age of 16 years submit a copy of the applicant's school attendance record.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Driver Education – Self–Paced, Online Instruction [HB-1025]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the classroom instruction component necessary for obtaining a provisional driver's license by completing certain self-paced, online driver education instruction approved by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Administration to include standards for self-paced, online driver education instruction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Jobs That Require Driving - Requirements (Drivers Education for Good Jobs Act of 2022) [HB-750]
Authorizing a county board of education to authorize a certain employee to transport a public school student in a vehicle; and requiring, on or before December 31, 2022, the Career and Technical Education Committee to establish a pathway for students to prepare for a career as a driver and an annual goal for the number of students who obtain the appropriate license for a career as a driver before they graduate high school.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022