08
House
Bill 969 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
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 utilizes a curriculum approved by
the department."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.