HB1688--DRIVEREDUCATIONCOURSEOFFERINGS SPONSOR: Reedy ThisbillrequirestheStateBoardofEducationtodevelopadriver educationinstructionandtrainingprogramtobeofferedaspartof thehealthcurriculuminpublicandcharterschoolstopupilsin grades10to12.Theinstructionandtrainingshallbemade availablebythe2025-26schoolyearanddistrictsandcharter schoolswilloffersuchinstructionorasimilarprogram. The instructionshallinclude,butisnotlimitedto,habitsandskills necessaryforthesafeoperationofmotorvehicles,distracted drivinghazards,andtrafficstopprocedures. Theinstructiondoesnotrequirephysicaloperationofavehicle andthebilldoesnotprohibitschoolsfromofferingadditional drivereducationcourses. ThisbillisthesameasHB603(2023)andHCSHB2745(2022).