(a) In order to expand driver education throughout the public schools of this state and to promote safety on the highways, the department of education is directed to promote and expand driver education and training courses throughout the public schools of this state. The courses shall include an area of instruction dealing with the effects of the consumption of alcoholic beverages on driving abilities.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1-204

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) To the amount apportioned to the department to promote and expand driver education throughout the public schools of this state and promote safety on the highways, pursuant to §§ 67-4-602 – 67-4-606, shall be added the annual appropriation of state funds for the driver education program. The funds appropriated to the department may be used for matching any federal funds that may become available for driver education under the Highway Safety Act of 1966, P.L. 89-564 (23 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.).
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