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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1159 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2261
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joan B. Lovely
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to online driver education.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Joan B. LovelySecond Essex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1159 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2261
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2261) of Joan B. Lovely for
legislation relative to online driver education. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2353 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to online driver education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 32G of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after line 239 the following sentence:-
3 The registrar may approve a driver education curriculum presented in a virtual instructor-
4led format by a state-licensed driving school if the following conditions are met:- (a) the driving
5school owns or leases physical offices and/or classrooms in the Commonwealth to provide in-
6person instruction (b) the driving school has no less than three consecutive years of operation in
7the Commonwealth (c) the driving school is in good standing with the Registry of Motor
8Vehicles.