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Driver education instruction related to school bus safety, the official text

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 392
August 25, 2025 - Introduced by Senators James and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

An Act to create 38.04 (4) (e) 10., 115.28 (11) (i) and 343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes; relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, courses of instruction for driver education must meet minimum standards to be approved by the Department of Public Instruction, in the case of school district courses; the Technical College System Board, in the case of technical college district school courses; and the Department of Transportation, in the case of courses offered by private driver schools licensed by DOT.
Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 38.04 (4) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
38.04 (4) (e) 10. Includes instruction relating to student crossing, school bus
lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.
Section 2. 115.28 (11) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (11) (i) Include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.
Section 3. 343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
343.71 (5) (j) Includes instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.
Section 4. Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to driver education courses that begin on the effective date of this subsection.
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