Montana § 20-7-503 District Establishment Of Traffic Education Program

Montana Statutes

§ 20-7-503 — District Establishment Of Traffic Education Program

Montana § 20-7-503

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 7SCHOOL INSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Part 5Traffic Education

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-7-503 (2026).

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20-7-503 . District establishment of traffic education program.

(1)The trustees of any district operating a junior high school or high school may establish and maintain a traffic education course. The traffic education course shall be:

(a)for students who are 15 years old or older or will have reached their 15th birthday within 6 months of the course completion;

(b)taught by a teacher of traffic education;

(c)conducted in accordance with the basic course requirements established by the superintendent of public instruction; and

(d)taught during regular school hours, after regular school hours, on Saturdays, or as a summer school course, at the option of the trustees.

(2)(a) A school district may offer the classroom portion of a traffic education course through an online or distance le

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20-7-503 . District establishment of traffic education program. (1) The trustees of any district operating a junior high school or high school may establish and maintain a traffic education course. The traffic education course shall be:
(a) for students who are 15 years old or older or will have reached their 15th birthday within 6 months of the course completion;
(b) taught by a teacher of traffic education;
(c) conducted in accordance with the basic course requirements established by the superintendent of public instruction; and
(d) taught during regular school hours, after regular school hours, on Saturdays, or as a summer school course, at the option of the trustees.
(2) (a) A school district may offer the classroom portion of a traffic education course through an online or distance learning platform.
(b) When a student completes the classroom portion of a traffic education course pursuant to subsection (2)(a), the student is authorized to take the hands-on driving portion of the traffic education course under the instruction of the student's parent or guardian.