SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1498        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2411

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan B. Lovely

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to online driver education.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1498        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2411

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2261 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to online driver education.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 32G of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after line 239 the following sentence:-

The registrar may approve a driver education curriculum presented in a virtual instructor-led format by a state-licensed driving school if the following conditions are met:- (a) the driving school owns or leases physical offices and/or classrooms in the Commonwealth to provide in-person instruction  (b) the driving school has no less than three consecutive years of operation in the Commonwealth (c) the driving school is in good standing with the Registry of Motor Vehicles.