Many states put the number at a 50-hour supervised driver mandate, Adkins said, citing a study by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Some require more than that, according to IIHS data.

The program provides funding for income-eligible students to take driver education courses to become safe, licensed drivers.

BOSTON — Extending a policy that enables driver education classes to be taken virtually would put teens and road safety at risk, a Webster driver's teacher told lawmakers on Tuesday, July 8.