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AB-2020 Pupil instruction: driver training and education: charter schools.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 51850 of the Education Code is amended to read:

51850.
 The governing board of a school district maintaining a high school or high schools, a  the governing body of a charter school that serves pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, a  county superintendent of schools, and the California Youth Authority and State Department of Education  Division of Juvenile Justice, and the department  in providing programs of high school education, may prescribe regulations determining who can profit by and who shall receive instruction in automobile driver training; provided, however, that no pupil shall be permitted to enroll in automobile driver training unless such the  pupil is presently enrolled in a course of instruction in automobile driver education, or has satisfactorily completed such the  course. The regulations shall be subject to such  standards for driver education and driver training as that  may be prescribed by the State Board of Education.  state board.  Where driver training is provided, such the  course of instruction shall be given in one or more of the grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Pupils shall be at least 15 years and six months of age at the time of completion of a driver training course.

SEC. 2.

 Section 51851 of the Education Code is amended to read:

51851.
 A course of instruction in automobile driver education shall meet all of the following:
(a) Be of at least 21/2 semester periods and shall be taught by a qualified instructor.
(b) Provide the opportunity for pupils to  pupils, which may include pupils attending charter schools that serve pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to  take driver education within the regular schoolday, and within the regular academic year, as defined in Section 37250. Additional classes may be offered at the discretion of the local school district governing board, the county superintendent of schools, California Youth Authority, and the State Department of Education, to  the Division of Juvenile Justice, the department, and the governing body of a charter school that serves pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to  accommodate the pupils who have failed or who cannot otherwise enroll in the regular schoolday program. For purposes of this section, the regular schoolday shall be that time during which classes are maintained in the courses of instruction provided for in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 51000), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 51200), Article 1 (commencing with Section 51500), Article 2 (commencing with Section 51510), Article 3 (commencing with Section 51520), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 51530) of Chapter 4, and Chapter  and Chapter  5.6 (commencing with Section 51930) of this part, and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 58400) of Part 31.
(c) Be completed by the pupil within the academic year or summer session in which it was begun.