Michigan Laws 256.653 – Teen driver training; duties of driver education provider
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 256.653
- Behind-the-wheel instruction: means instruction to which either of the following applies:
(i) A student is in control of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway in real and varied traffic situations and a driver education instructor is the only other occupant in the front passenger seating area with the student. See Michigan Laws 256.623Curriculum: means a written plan that guides the instruction given in a driver education course and includes performance objectives, a content outline, detailed learning activities, and assessment tools. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education course: means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, that enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education provider certificate: means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the driver education provider qualifications of this act. See Michigan Laws 256.625 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, educational institution, governmental agency or other legal or commercial entity, and their legal successors. See Michigan Laws 256.627 provider: means a person that meets the requirements in subparagraph (i), if not excluded under subparagraph (ii), as follows:
(i) Maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to give instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle or maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to prepare an applicant for an exam given by the secretary of state for a license as defined in section 25 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Teen driver training: means driver training instruction provided through a segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course that allows an individual 17 years of age or less to apply for a level 1 or level 2 graduated driver license. See Michigan Laws 256.627
A driver education provider issued a driver education provider certificate that is classified for teen driver training under this act shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Verify that a person enrolled in a driver education course complies with the following:
(i) Is 14 years, 8 months of age or older before beginning a segment 1 curriculum. A student’s initial attendance or participation in a class shall not begin or commence on a date after the first day of that scheduled class without good cause. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the student being less than 14 years and 8 months on the first day of class is not good cause.
(ii) If less than 14 years, 8 months of age, that the secretary of state has issued the person an approval, as prescribed by the secretary of state, for a minor restricted driver license under section 312 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.312.
(iii) Meets the physical or mental requirements for a motor vehicle operator’s license under section 309 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.309.
(b) Provide a driver education course that has been approved by the secretary of state under this act.
(c) Administer a knowledge test approved by the secretary of state under this act to each student at the completion of a driver education course in accordance with the standards prescribed by the secretary of state under this act.
(d) For a student or customer who is less than 18 years of age, sign a written agreement with the student or customer or the student’s or customer’s parent or legal guardian. The agreement shall provide that the driver education provider shall have not less than 2 students in the vehicle used by the student or customer during behind-the-wheel instruction. A student’s or customer’s parent or legal guardian may waive this requirement only in writing.