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Committee adopts work-zone safety training for driver education, effective 2027
Summary
The conference committee adopted language requiring work-zone safety be taught in driver education and added to the driver's license exam; the requirement will apply to exams on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
The Transportation Conference Committee adopted a senate-only provision requiring vehicle work-zone safety training be incorporated into Minnesota’s driver education curriculum and into the driver's license examination, with an effective date for exams on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
Senator Johnson Stewart, who carried the senate language, described the provision as a way to make construction work zones safer for both workers and drivers. Testimony before the committee included personal accounts from people who work behind construction barricades and…
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