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Wisconsin Statutes Highways (Ch. 80 to 86) § 85.27. Driver education grant program

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The department shall establish and administer a driver education grant program. Under the program, from the appropriation under s. 20.395(5)(eq), the department may provide grants to a provider of a course in driver education that satisfies all of the following:

(a) The provider is any of the following:

1. A public school providing a course in driver education approved by the department of public instruction or department of transportation.

2. A technical college providing a course in driver education approved by the technical college system board.

3. A nonpublic or private school or tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001(15m), providing a course in driver education that meets the minimum standards set by the department of public instruction.

4. A school licensed by the department under s. 343.61.

(b) The provider provides classroom or behind-the-wheel driver instruction or both.

(2)(a) The department may provide a grant under sub. (1) solely for the purpose of funding a course in driver education for a specified individual who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758(b)(1).

(b) The department may provide a grant under sub. (1) solely for courses in driver education that are designed to result in an individual obtaining an initial operator's license authorizing the operation of only “Class D” vehicles.

(3) The amount of a grant under sub. (1) may not exceed the cost that would have been incurred by the individual under sub. (2)(a) in taking the course in driver education.

(4) The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

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