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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The trustees of any district operating a junior high school or high school may establish and maintain a traffic education course. The traffic education course shall be:
(a) for students who are 15 years old or older or will have reached their 15th birthday within 6 months of the course completion;
(b) taught by a teacher of traffic education;
(c) conducted in accordance with the basic course requirements established by the superintendent of public instruction; and
(d) taught during regular school hours, after regular school hours, on Saturdays, or as a summer school course, at the option of the trustees.
(2)(a) A school district may offer the classroom portion of a traffic education course through an online or distance learning platform.
(b) When a student completes the classroom portion of a traffic education course pursuant to subsection (2)(a), the student is authorized to take the hands-on driving portion of the traffic education course under the instruction of the student's parent or guardian.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 20. Education § 20-7-503. District establishment of traffic education program - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-20-education/mt-st-20-7-503/
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