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Division of Safe and Orderly Schools
Office of Chief Accountability Officer
Proposed establishment of Miss. Admin. Code 7: Part 267: Mississippi Driver Education and Training Program Curriculum
On May 15, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to establish Miss. Admin. Code 7: Part 267: Mississippi Driver Education and Training Program Curriculum effective 2026-2027
Background Information: Since 2001, the Mississippi Driver Education Framework has been used by school districts that choose to offer Driver Education in public secondary schools in the State. Driver Education is not currently required to be offered by school districts.
Senate Bill 2695 of the 2024 Regular Mississippi Legislative Session, later codified into law as Miss. Code Ann. §37-25-5, requires the Commissioner of Public Safety and the State Superintendent of Public Education to jointly prepare and recommend to the State Board of Education rules and regulations governing the establishment, conduct and scope of driver education and training programs in secondary schools in Mississippi prior to July 1, 2025.
Although Driver Education is not currently required to be offered by school districts, Senate Bill 2695 of the 2024 Regular Mississippi Legislative Session, later codified into law as Miss. Code Ann. §37-25-3, requires any school board of any school district maintaining a secondary school, which includes grades 9-12, to offer Driver Education, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, thus, making the course mandatory to be offered regardless of enrollment requests.
In addition to the proposed curriculum and training program requirements, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver’s Manual shall be used as the state-adopted instructional materials.
Please submit written comments to Mr. Brian McGairty, Office of Safe and Orderly Schools, 359 North West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at schoolsafety@mdek12.org.
All public comments must be received in the Office of Safe and Orderly Schools no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on June 19, 2025.
