California Education Code

§ 41912

EDC § 41912 Effective Sep 30, 1996Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 24 · Ch. 5 · Art. 12

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)To assist in reducing the number of fatalities involving youthful drivers, a minimum standard of six hours of behind-the-wheel driver training conducted by a public or private secondary school, or by a qualified instructor of a licensed private driving school, shall be established.

(2)According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic crashes are the number one killer of teenagers. Per mile driven, teenage drivers are involved in accidents four times as often as adults.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1045, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1996.