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I, c. 136; 2022, c. 708; 2025, c. 79.","full_text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner shall have the authority to approve as a driver education course satisfying the requirements of \u00a7 46.2-334 any course that is offered by any driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter if he finds that the course is of comparable content and quality to that offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. In making such finding, the Commissioner shall not require that the instructors of any driver training school meet the certification requirements of teachers in the Commonwealth’s public schools.\n\t\tAny comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System shall have the authority to offer the courses required by the Virginia Board of Education to become a certified driver education instructor in Virginia on a not-for-credit basis so long as the courses include the same content and curriculum required by the Department of Education, enabling individuals who complete those courses to then teach driver’s education in Virginia driver education training schools upon official certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Virginia Department of Education shall provide the curriculum, content, and other information regarding the courses required to become certified driver education instructors in Virginia to any comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System. The content of each course must be accurate and rigorous and must meet the requirements for the Department of Education’s Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver’s Education, which includes the Board of Education’s standards of learning.\n\t\tExcept for schools in the Commonwealth’s public school system and providers of correspondence courses approved by the Board of Education pursuant to subsection F of \u00a7 22.1-205, only those driver training schools that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to administer computer-based driver education courses, including the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum as established in \u00a7 22.1-205. The content and quality of such computer-based driver education courses shall be comparable to that of courses offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The Commissioner may establish minimum standards for testing students who have enrolled in computer-based driver education courses. Such standards may include (i) requirements for the test site; (ii) verification that the person taking the test is the person enrolled in the course; (iii) verification of the identity of the student using photo identification approved by the Commissioner; and (iv) maintenance of a log containing the name and title of the licensed instructor monitoring the test, the test date, the name of the student taking the test, and the student’s time-in and time-out of the test site. Computer-based driver education providers shall not issue a certificate of completion to a student prior to receiving proof of completion of the additional minimum 90-minute parent\/student driver education component pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205.\n\t\tAny driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be authorized to provide the 90-minute parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205. Only public schools and those driver training schools that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to administer the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum through a virtual, computer-based program. Completion of such education component shall satisfy the requirement for the additional 90-minute parent\/student driver education component so long as there is participation of the student’s parent or guardian and the content provided is comparable to that which is offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools and emphasizes (a) parental responsibilities regarding juvenile driver behavior, (b) juvenile driving restrictions pursuant to this Code, (c) the dangers of driving while intoxicated and underage consumption of alcohol, and (d) the dangers of distracted driving.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall have authority to approve any driver education course offered by any Class A licensee if he finds the course meets the requirements for such courses as set forth in this chapter and as otherwise established by the Department. Class A licensees shall not be permitted to administer behind-the-wheel examinations unless authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-326.1. Driver education courses offered by any Class B licensee shall be based on the driver education curriculum currently approved by the Department of Education and the Department.\n\t\tIn addition to programs authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner may authorize driver training schools to administer programs pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-324.1 and subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-325.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may accept, in lieu of requirements established by the Department of Education for instructor qualification, (1) 20 years’ service with the Virginia Department of State Police by a law-enforcement officer who retired or resigned while in good standing from such Department or (2) (i) 20 years’ service as a traffic enforcement officer with patrol experience with any local police department by a law-enforcement officer who has been certified by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1706, (ii) who retired or resigned while in good standing from such department, and (iii) who has been certified to teach driver training by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287047,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner shall have the authority to approve as a driver education course satisfying the requirements of \u00a7 46.2-334 any course that is offered by any driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter if he finds that the course is of comparable content and quality to that offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. In making such finding, the Commissioner shall not require that the instructors of any driver training school meet the certification requirements of teachers in the Commonwealth’s public schools.\n\t\tAny comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System shall have the authority to offer the courses required by the Virginia Board of Education to become a certified driver education instructor in Virginia on a not-for-credit basis so long as the courses include the same content and curriculum required by the Department of Education, enabling individuals who complete those courses to then teach driver’s education in Virginia driver education training schools upon official certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Virginia Department of Education shall provide the curriculum, content, and other information regarding the courses required to become certified driver education instructors in Virginia to any comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System. The content of each course must be accurate and rigorous and must meet the requirements for the Department of Education’s Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver’s Education, which includes the Board of Education’s standards of learning.\n\t\tExcept for schools in the Commonwealth’s public school system and providers of correspondence courses approved by the Board of Education pursuant to subsection F of \u00a7 22.1-205, only those driver training schools that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to administer computer-based driver education courses, including the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum as established in \u00a7 22.1-205. The content and quality of such computer-based driver education courses shall be comparable to that of courses offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The Commissioner may establish minimum standards for testing students who have enrolled in computer-based driver education courses. Such standards may include (i) requirements for the test site; (ii) verification that the person taking the test is the person enrolled in the course; (iii) verification of the identity of the student using photo identification approved by the Commissioner; and (iv) maintenance of a log containing the name and title of the licensed instructor monitoring the test, the test date, the name of the student taking the test, and the student’s time-in and time-out of the test site. Computer-based driver education providers shall not issue a certificate of completion to a student prior to receiving proof of completion of the additional minimum 90-minute parent\/student driver education component pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205.\n\t\tAny driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be authorized to provide the 90-minute parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205. Only public schools and those driver training schools that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to administer the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum through a virtual, computer-based program. Completion of such education component shall satisfy the requirement for the additional 90-minute parent\/student driver education component so long as there is participation of the student’s parent or guardian and the content provided is comparable to that which is offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools and emphasizes (a) parental responsibilities regarding juvenile driver behavior, (b) juvenile driving restrictions pursuant to this Code, (c) the dangers of driving while intoxicated and underage consumption of alcohol, and (d) the dangers of distracted driving.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall have authority to approve any driver education course offered by any Class A licensee if he finds the course meets the requirements for such courses as set forth in this chapter and as otherwise established by the Department. Class A licensees shall not be permitted to administer behind-the-wheel examinations unless authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-326.1. Driver education courses offered by any Class B licensee shall be based on the driver education curriculum currently approved by the Department of Education and the Department.\n\t\tIn addition to programs authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner may authorize driver training schools to administer programs pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-324.1 and subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-325.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may accept, in lieu of requirements established by the Department of Education for instructor qualification, (1) 20 years’ service with the Virginia Department of State Police by a law-enforcement officer who retired or resigned while in good standing from such Department or (2) (i) 20 years’ service as a traffic enforcement officer with patrol experience with any local police department by a law-enforcement officer who has been certified by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1706, (ii) who retired or resigned while in good standing from such department, and (iii) who has been certified to teach driver training by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15453,"edition_id":1,"name":"Driver Training Schools, Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14445,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:08","permalink":{"id":231869,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15453,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14445,"edition_id":1,"name":"Driver Training Schools","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13355,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:10","permalink":{"id":231867,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14445,"identifier":"17","token":"46.2\/IV\/17","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13355,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dealers and Driver Training Schools","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":231065,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13355,"identifier":"IV","token":"46.2\/IV","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87240,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-1700\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":86416,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701","catch_line":"Licenses required for school and instructor; 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 466 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 214; in 2004, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 666<\/a>, 685<\/a>, and 753<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 437<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 521<\/a> and 619<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 78<\/a> and 155<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 708<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 79<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86416,"section_number":"46.2-1701","catch_line":"Licenses required for school and instructor; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1701\/"},{"id":61645,"section_number":"46.2-326.1","catch_line":"Designation of commercial driver's license skills testing examiners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-326.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85175,"section_number":"15.2-1706","catch_line":"Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1706\/"},{"id":58397,"section_number":"22.1-205","catch_line":"Driver education programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-205\/"},{"id":57804,"section_number":"46.2-324.1","catch_line":"Requirements for initial licensure of certain applicants","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-324.1\/"},{"id":66333,"section_number":"46.2-325","catch_line":"Examination of applicants; waiver of Department's examination under certain circumstances; behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-325\/"},{"id":61645,"section_number":"46.2-326.1","catch_line":"Designation of commercial driver's license skills testing examiners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-326.1\/"},{"id":55605,"section_number":"46.2-334","catch_line":"Conditions and requirements for licensure of persons under 18","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-334\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80192,"identifier":"46.2-1702","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1702","url":"\/46.2-1702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1702\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of driver education courses by Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall have the authority to approve as a driver education course satisfying the requirements of \u00a7 46.2-334<\/a> any course that is offered by any driver training school<\/span> licensed under the provisions of this chapter if he finds that the course is of comparable content and quality to that offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. In making such finding<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall not require that the instructors<\/span> of any driver training school<\/span> meet the certification requirements of teachers in the Commonwealth’s public schools.\n\t\tAny comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System shall have the authority to offer the courses required by the Virginia Board of Education to become a certified driver education instructor<\/span> in Virginia on a not-for-credit basis so long as the courses include the same content and curriculum required by the Department<\/span> of Education, enabling individuals who complete those courses to then teach driver’s education in Virginia driver education training schools upon official certification by the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>. The Virginia Department<\/span> of Education shall provide the curriculum, content, and other information regarding the courses required to become certified driver education instructors<\/span> in Virginia to any comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College System. The content of each course must be accurate and rigorous and must meet the requirements for the Department<\/span> of Education’s Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver’s Education, which includes the Board of Education’s standards of learning.\n\t\tExcept for schools in the Commonwealth’s public school system and providers of correspondence courses approved by the Board of Education pursuant to subsection F of \u00a7 22.1-205<\/a>, only those driver training schools<\/span> that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers<\/span> shall be authorized to administer computer-based driver education courses<\/span>, including the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum as established in \u00a7 22.1-205<\/a>. The content and quality of such computer-based driver education courses<\/span> shall be comparable to that of courses offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The Commissioner<\/span> may establish minimum standards for testing students who have enrolled in computer-based driver education courses<\/span>. Such standards may include (i) requirements for the test site; (ii) verification that the person taking the test is the person enrolled in the course; (iii) verification of the identity of the student using photo identification approved by the Commissioner<\/span>; and (iv) maintenance of a log containing the name and title of the licensed instructor<\/span> monitoring the test, the test date, the name of the student taking the test, and the student’s time-in and time-out of the test site. Computer-based driver education providers<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> a certificate of completion to a student prior to receiving proof of completion of the additional minimum 90-minute parent\/student driver education component pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205<\/a>.\n\t\tAny driver training school<\/span> licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be authorized to provide the 90-minute parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205<\/a>. Only public schools and those driver training schools<\/span> that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers<\/span> shall be authorized to administer the parent\/student driver education component of the driver education curriculum through a virtual, computer-based program. Completion of such education component shall satisfy the requirement for the additional 90-minute parent\/student driver education component so long as there is participation of the student’s parent or guardian and the content provided is comparable to that which is offered in the Commonwealth’s public schools and emphasizes (a) parental responsibilities regarding juvenile driver behavior, (b) juvenile driving restrictions pursuant to this Code, (c) the dangers of driving while intoxicated and underage consumption of alcohol, and (d) the dangers of distracted driving.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> shall have authority to approve any driver education course offered by any Class A licensee<\/span> if he finds the course meets the requirements for such courses as set forth in this chapter and as otherwise established by the Department<\/span>. Class A licensees<\/span> shall not be permitted to administer behind-the-wheel examinations unless authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-326.1<\/a>. Driver education courses offered by any Class B licensee<\/span> shall be based on the driver education curriculum currently approved by the Department<\/span> of Education and the Department<\/span>.\n\t\tIn addition to programs authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span> may authorize driver training schools<\/span> to administer programs pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-324.1<\/a> and subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-325<\/a>.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> may accept, in lieu of requirements established by the Department<\/span> of Education for instructor<\/span> qualification, (1) 20 years’ service with the Virginia Department<\/span> of State Police by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> who retired or resigned while in good standing from such Department<\/span> or (2) (i) 20 years’ service as a traffic enforcement officer with patrol experience with any local police department<\/span> by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> who has been certified by the Virginia Department<\/span> of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1706<\/a>, (ii) who retired or resigned while in good standing from such department<\/span>, and (iii) who has been certified to teach driver training by the Virginia Department<\/span> of Criminal Justice Services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES BY COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 46.2-1702)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner shall have the\nauthority to approve as a driver education course satisfying the requirements of\n\u00a7 46.2-334 any course that is offered by any driver training school licensed\nunder the provisions of this chapter if he finds that the course is of\ncomparable content and quality to that offered in the Commonwealth’s\npublic schools. In making such finding, the Commissioner shall not require that\nthe instructors of any driver training school meet the certification\nrequirements of teachers in the Commonwealth’s public schools.\n\t\tAny comprehensive community college within the Virginia Community College\nSystem shall have the authority to offer the courses required by the Virginia\nBoard of Education to become a certified driver education instructor in Virginia\non a not-for-credit basis so long as the courses include the same content and\ncurriculum required by the Department of Education, enabling individuals who\ncomplete those courses to then teach driver’s education in Virginia driver\neducation training schools upon official certification by the Department of\nMotor Vehicles. The Virginia Department of Education shall provide the\ncurriculum, content, and other information regarding the courses required to\nbecome certified driver education instructors in Virginia to any comprehensive\ncommunity college within the Virginia Community College System. The content of\neach course must be accurate and rigorous and must meet the requirements for the\nDepartment of Education’s Curriculum and Administrative Guide for\nDriver’s Education, which includes the Board of Education’s\nstandards of learning.\n\t\tExcept for schools in the Commonwealth’s public school system and\nproviders of correspondence courses approved by the Board of Education pursuant\nto subsection F of \u00a7 22.1-205, only those driver training schools that are\nlicensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to\nadminister computer-based driver education courses, including the parent\/student\ndriver education component of the driver education curriculum as established in\n\u00a7 22.1-205. The content and quality of such computer-based driver education\ncourses shall be comparable to that of courses offered in the\nCommonwealth’s public schools. The Commissioner may establish minimum\nstandards for testing students who have enrolled in computer-based driver\neducation courses. Such standards may include (i) requirements for the test\nsite; (ii) verification that the person taking the test is the person enrolled\nin the course; (iii) verification of the identity of the student using photo\nidentification approved by the Commissioner; and (iv) maintenance of a log\ncontaining the name and title of the licensed instructor monitoring the test,\nthe test date, the name of the student taking the test, and the student’s\ntime-in and time-out of the test site. Computer-based driver education providers\nshall not issue a certificate of completion to a student prior to receiving\nproof of completion of the additional minimum 90-minute parent\/student driver\neducation component pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205.\n\t\tAny driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall\nbe authorized to provide the 90-minute parent\/student driver education component\nof the driver education curriculum pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-205. Only public schools\nand those driver training schools that are licensed as computer-based driver\neducation providers shall be authorized to administer the parent\/student driver\neducation component of the driver education curriculum through a virtual,\ncomputer-based program. Completion of such education component shall satisfy the\nrequirement for the additional 90-minute parent\/student driver education\ncomponent so long as there is participation of the student’s parent or\nguardian and the content provided is comparable to that which is offered in the\nCommonwealth’s public schools and emphasizes (a) parental responsibilities\nregarding juvenile driver behavior, (b) juvenile driving restrictions pursuant\nto this Code, (c) the dangers of driving while intoxicated and underage\nconsumption of alcohol, and (d) the dangers of distracted driving.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall have authority to approve any driver education course\noffered by any Class A licensee if he finds the course meets the requirements\nfor such courses as set forth in this chapter and as otherwise established by\nthe Department. Class A licensees shall not be permitted to administer\nbehind-the-wheel examinations unless authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-326.1.\nDriver education courses offered by any Class B licensee shall be based on the\ndriver education curriculum currently approved by the Department of Education\nand the Department.\n\t\tIn addition to programs authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner\nmay authorize driver training schools to administer programs pursuant to \u00a7\n46.2-324.1 and subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-325.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may accept, in lieu of requirements established by the\nDepartment of Education for instructor qualification, (1) 20 years’\nservice with the Virginia Department of State Police by a law-enforcement\nofficer who retired or resigned while in good standing from such Department or\n(2) (i) 20 years’ service as a traffic enforcement officer with patrol\nexperience with any local police department by a law-enforcement officer who has\nbeen certified by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant\nto \u00a7 15.2-1706, (ii) who retired or resigned while in good standing from such\ndepartment, and (iii) who has been certified to teach driver training by the\nVirginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 466; 1991, c. 214; 2004, c. 587; 2014, cc. 666, 685, 753;\n2016, c. 437; 2017, c. 144; 2018, cc. 521, 619; 2019, cc. 78, 155; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 136; 2022, c. 708; 2025, c. 79.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}