The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
005
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STUDENT DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1047a)
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§ 1047a. Driver’s education grants
(a) The purpose of the driver’s education grant program is to provide increased availability
and quality of driver’s education programs for Vermont students to prepare them for
the responsibilities and requirements of safely operating a motor vehicle.
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Secretary of Education shall cooperatively
establish and implement a driver’s education grant program that improves the availability
and quality of driver’s education programs. Eligible applicants shall include Vermont
public secondary and career and technical centers and supervisory unions on behalf
of a school or schools. Grant awards shall be up to $12,500.00. Eligible activities
shall include one or more of the following:
(1) proposals and activities that result in increased parental involvement;
(2) increased availability of driver’s education, including reducing waiting lists;
(3) increased exposure to nighttime driving;
(4) increased exposure to diverse weather conditions;
(5) costs associated with the purchase and use of simulators;
(6) increased practice with the operation of standard transmissions;
(7) creative proposals designed to reduce alcohol abuse among enrolled students, including
peer counseling;
(8) training opportunities for educators; and
(9) purchase of materials and equipment designed to enhance curricula. (Added 1999, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 107, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)