Sec. 14-36f. (Formerly Sec. 10-24d). Regulations concerning driver education programs.
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The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, governing the establishment, conduct and scope of driver education programs in secondary schools of this state, subject to the requirements of section 14-36e . Such regulations shall
(1)permit any local or regional board of education or private secondary school to contract with a licensed drivers' school approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the behind-the-wheel instruction of such driver education program and instruction therein may be given by such school's driving instructors who are licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles,
(2)require that the classroom instruction of any such driver education program include
(A)a discussion concerning highway work zone safety and the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under section 14-212d , and
(B)a discussion concerning ways to reduce incidents of operators driving in the wrong direction and actions to take when an operator encounters a motor vehicle being operated in the wrong direction, and
(3)except for instruction offered pursuant to section 14-36j , permit a class or classroom instruction to be offered in person in a congregate setting, through distance learning or through a combination of both in-person and distance learning, provided such distance learning has interactive components such as mandatory interactions, participation or testing.