SB1567 • 2026

Establishes the "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program" to provide standardized driver education instruction and training for pupils in grades 9-12

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Burger, Jamie; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-02-05
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Establishes the "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program" to provide standardized driver education instruction and training for pupils in grades 9-12

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What This Bill Does

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The program shall include instruction on the safe operation of motor vehicles, the rules of the road, and applicable motor vehicle laws, including Missouri's driver licensing system.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall receive and review sample instructional lessons from recognized statewide professional organizations and school districts and shall make approved sample lessons available to school districts and charter schools.
Beginning with the 2027–28 school year, school districts and charter schools may implement a plan adopting the program and may utilize the sample lessons provided by DESE.

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Bill History

2026-02-05 S309
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
2026-01-15 S183
S First Read

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

SB 1567 - This act establishes the "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program" to provide standardized driver education instruction and training for pupils in grades 9-12. The program shall include instruction on the safe operation of motor vehicles, the rules of the road, and applicable motor vehicle laws, including Missouri's driver licensing system. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall receive and review sample instructional lessons from recognized statewide professional organizations and school districts and shall make approved sample lessons available to school districts and charter schools. Beginning with the 2027–28 school year, school districts and charter schools may implement a plan adopting the program and may utilize the sample lessons provided by DESE.

The program shall promote knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for safe driving; address distracted driving as a significant traffic safety concern; explain law enforcement procedures during traffic stops; and provide current data regarding risky driving behaviors. Districts may require pupil participation in program-related lessons within existing courses, as provided in the act. The program shall not require pupils to physically operate a motor vehicle; nor shall the program be construed to prohibit school districts or charter schools from offering other elective driver education courses.

This act is substantially similar to HB 2195 (2026).
OLIVIA SHANNON

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1567
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BURGER.
6603S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to driver education in
public schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 170.027, to read as 2
follows:3
170.027. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
cited as the "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program". 2
2. As used in this section, "driver education 3
instruction and training" means instruction and training 4
provided under the Missouri integrated safe driving program 5
that offers instruction in the use and operation of motor 6
vehicles including, but not limited to, instruction in the 7
safe operation of motor vehicles and rules of the road and 8
the laws of this state relating to motor vehicles. 9
3. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 10
education shall receive and review sample lessons from 11
recognized statewide professional organizations and 12
districts that meet the requirements of the Missouri 13
integrated safe driving program. 14
(2) Sample lessons shall be made available to each 15
public school district and charter school offering courses 16
to pupils in grades nine through twelve. 17
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(3) For the 2027-28 school year and all subsequent 18
school years, each public school district and charter school 19
offering courses to pupils in grades nine through twelve may 20
adopt a plan implementing the Missouri integrated safe 21
driving program, which may use the sample lessons. 22
4. The Missouri integrated safe driving program shall: 23
(1) Inform pupils about the requirements for obtaining 24
and driving with an instruction permit, an intermediate 25
license, and a full driver license under Missouri's 26
graduated driver license law as established in chapter 302; 27
(2) Emphasize the development of knowledge, attitudes, 28
habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation of motor 29
vehicles; 30
(3) Provide instruction on distracted driving as a 31
major traffic safety issue; 32
(4) Provide instruction concerning law enforcement 33
procedures for traffic stops, including a demonstration of 34
the proper actions to be taken during a traffic stop and 35
appropriate interactions with law enforcement; and 36
(5) Provide pupils with current data on driver safety 37
related to risky behaviors. 38
5. Districts may require pupils to participate in 39
lessons devoted to addressing the requirements of the 40
Missouri integrated safe driving program in courses as 41
determined by the district. These lessons shall meet 42
standards within the content of the course but use safe 43
driving as the context and application of the course 44
standards. 45
6. (1) The driver education instruction and training 46
under this section shall not require any pupil to physically 47
operate a motor vehicle as part of such instruction and 48
training. 49
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(2) This section shall not be construed to prohibit 50
any public school district or charter school from offering 51
an elective driver education course that is different from 52
the driver education instruction and training required under 53
this section. 54
7. The state board of education may promulgate all 55
necessary rules and regulations for the administration of 56
this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term 57
is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 58
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 59
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 60
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 61
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 62
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 63
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 64
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 65
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 66
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 67
2026, shall be invalid and void. 68
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