HB4694 Summary

• Amends the School Code to permit driver education courses to include online instruction in addition to in-person classroom instruction.

• Requires a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom or online instruction and 6 clock hours of behind-the-wheel instruction for high school driver education courses.

• Allows school districts to approve distance learning for portions of driver education on a case-by-case basis, but prohibits students from taking the entire course through distance learning.

• Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to define "approved driver education course" to explicitly include online instruction.