{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.395","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 171.395","heading":"TELECONFERENCE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.","body":"Subdivision 1. Authorization.\nA licensed or approved driver education program that provides both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction may offer teleconference driver education as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, the driver education program must offer both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction.\nSubd. 2. Curriculum and instruction requirements.\n(a) A teleconference driver education program must:\n(1) meet the requirements as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules;\n(2) use teleconferencing, or another similar method, that provides live synchronous distance learning and ensures that student questions and comments can be addressed in real time;\n(3) link all locations together with picture and sound;\n(4) use classroom instruction curriculum identical to the curriculum used by the driver education program in an in-person setting;\n(5) offer teleconference instruction to any student enrolled in the approved driver education program; and\n(6) provide teleconference interactive supplemental parent curriculum consistent with section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.\n(b) A student may receive teleconference instruction only if the driver education instructor verifies the student can interact with the instructor in real time with picture and sound.","path":["TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 171. DRIVERS' LICENSES AND TRAINING SCHOOLS","DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.395","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"e056c900fda84389900b982bdf4a91df3df5149dbd81e917067fffe204ec357b","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.39","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.396"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}