State Department of Education has resources for parents who will be able to teach their children to drive following the passing of House Bill 531

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Beginning on July 1, a new law will go into effect allowing students to learn how to drive from their parent or legal guardian.

The law will only be for those who live in a rural district or a district that does not have a public driver’s education program to receive behind the wheel training from a parent or legal guardian.

This will be the equivalent of a traditional driver’s education course.

The State Department of Education says the parents and students will be working with the Idaho Digital Learning Academy to get the online courses for driver’s education, and then the parents and students will be able to complete the driving hours together.

The State Department of Education has also created a driving log to keep track of the hours.

They also have the driver’s education manual for parent’s to teach their children.

They also have partnered with Triple A to help parents and students understand safe driving practices.

“It is for rural communities, and ideally if they have a program in their school then they would use the schools’ program, and that’s the other part of it, there are a couple of districts that don’t have a program at all, Pocatello is one of them, so families in Pocatello can be doing this,” said Michelle Clement Taylor, the student engagement director.

The parents must have a valid Idaho license in order to teach their child how to drive in this manner.

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