08 LC 21
9610
House
Bill 969
By:
Representatives Lunsford of the
110th,
Loudermilk of the
14th,
Scott of the
2nd,
Lewis of the
15th,
Davis of the
109th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-5-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to persons not to be licensed, minimum ages for licenses, school attendance
requirements, and driving training requirements, so as to provide that a course
of instruction given within the context of a bona fide home schooling program
shall constitute an approved driver education training course; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-5-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons
not to be licensed, minimum ages for licenses, school attendance requirements,
and driving training requirements, is amended by adding a new paragraph at the
end of subsection (a.2) to read as follows:
"(5)
For purposes of this Code section, the term 'approved driver education training
course' shall include instruction given in the course of a home education
program that satisfies the reporting requirements of all state laws governing
such programs, provided that such instruction satisfies all requirements for
such courses."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.