| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to driver's education; permitting students to attend a combination of online, |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 teleconference, and in-person driver's education instruction under certain |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [171.397] FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PERMITTED. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 A student may receive a combination of online driver's education instruction under |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8section 171.396, teleconference driver's education instruction under section 171.395, and |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9classroom instruction if: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) the instruction is from a single licensed or authorized driver's education provider; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) the classroom instruction curriculum is identical between the online, teleconference, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12and in-person settings; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) the driver's education provider is authorized by the commissioner to provide students |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14at least two methods of classroom instruction under the requirements of this chapter and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15Minnesota Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, for driver's education |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17instruction commenced on or after that date. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0387902/14/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 22 | 22 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 23 | 23 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 24 | 24 | | H. F. No. 2093 |
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| 25 | 25 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | Authored by Koegel03/10/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy |
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