Homeschool Driver Training

Current understanding

Michigan’s driver training system is governed by 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.621–256.705), which regulates commercial and school-based driver education programs. HB 5977 (introduced) would add a new section 40 to that act providing for homeschool driver training, tie-barred with HB 5978. If enacted, this would create a formal pathway for homeschooling families to conduct driver training outside the traditional commercial driver-ed provider framework.

Evidence log

• 2026-05-14 — Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.: cross-connection with homeschool-nonpublic-extracurriculars: Both bills expand homeschooled students’ access to district-run programs (extracurriculars/athletics and driver training respectively). (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-14 — Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5977’26: HB 5978 (introduced) — companion bill tie-barred with HB 5977; amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e) of the Michigan Vehicle Code to provide for homeschool driver training within driver license education requirements. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-14 — Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends 2006 PA 384 (MCL 256.621 - 256.705) by adding sec. 40. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5978’26: cross-connection with driver-training-curriculum: Both bills amend the same Michigan driver training act (2006 PA 384) by adding a new section 40 — HB 5767 for work zone safety instruction, HB 5977 for homeschool driver training — raising a potential drafting conflict over the same section number. (novelty: 2)

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