Ch. 477

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Transportation

16-506.

(a)     [(1) Subject to the prior endorsement of the regulations by the Secretary of
Transportation, the State Department of Education shall adopt and enforce regulations
not inconsistent with this subtitle to implement the driver education program in schools
under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Education and the Board of School
Commissioners of Baltimore City.

(2)] Subject to the prior endorsement of the regulations by the State
Superintendent of Schools, the Administration shall adopt and enforce regulations not
inconsistent with this subtitle to implement driver education programs conducted by
licensed drivers' schools under its jurisdiction.

(b)     Regulations adopted under this section shall be administered by [the State
Department of Education and] the Administration [for their respective driver education
programs,] and shall include:

(1)     Curriculum, equipment, and facility standards for both classroom and
laboratory phases;

(2)     Minimum student performance standards for successful completion of
an approved driver education program, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom
instruction;

(3)     Standards for the certification of schools, classroom instructors, and
laboratory instructors;

(4)     [Procedures for payment of State reimbursement by the State
Department of Education and the Administration for their respective driver education
programs;

(5)] A system to evaluate the effectiveness of the driver education program;

[(6)] (5) Standards governing the required offering of the driver education
program, based on the capacity, enrollment, staff, and facilities of the schools; and

[(7)] (6) Standards for the eligibility of individuals to enroll in the program.

[16-508.

(a) (1) There is a Driver Education Account in the Transportation Trust Fund.

(2) Of the fees collected for the issuance of new drivers' licenses under §
16-111.1(a) of this title, except for Class M drivers' licenses, $6 of each fee collected
under § 16-111.1(a)(1) of this title and $6 of each fee collected under § 16-111.1(a)(2) of
this title:

(i) Shall be deposited in the Transportation Trust Fund;

(ii) Are not subject to the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article
on the disposition of highway user revenues; and

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