COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 3
January 18, 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Proof of Residency for a Virginia Learners
Permit, Drivers License, and Photo Identification Card, and 40-Hour Driving
Log |
As a result of the terrorist attacks on September
11, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has added the Certificate of
Enrollment form to the list of acceptable documents to use as proof of Virginia
residency. The new Certificate of Enrollment form is Attachment A and is also
accessible as a link at http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/PE/
and may be used by public, private, and home school students when applying for
a learners permit, drivers license, or identification card. In addition to the Certificate of
Enrollment, DMV will accept any of the following documents as proof of
residency:
v Certified
copy of the applicants school records issued by a U.S. state, jurisdiction, or
territory
v Bank
statement (not checks) that is not more than two months old
v Unexpired
passport issued by a U.S. state, jurisdiction, or territory
v Payroll
check or payroll check stub issued by an employer within two months of the
application
v Virginia
voter registration card
v U.S.
Internal Revenue Service tax reporting W-2 form (not more than 18 months old)
v U.S.
or Virginia income tax return from the previous year
v Virginia
vehicle registration card or title
v Utility
bill issued to the applicant
v Receipt
for personal property taxes or real estate taxes paid within the last year to
the Commonwealth of Virginia or a Virginia locality
v Current
automobile or life insurance policy
v Virginia
driver's license, learner's permit, or DMV photo identification card issued on
or after July 1, 1994.
Please share this information with your elementary,
middle, and high school guidance staff and students.
40-Hour Driving Log
Action was taken by the 2001 General Assembly to
require parents or guardians to certify that their children have driven a motor
vehicle for at least 40 hours, 10 of which must be after sunset, before they
are eligible for a provisional drivers license. The Department of Education has developed a 40-hour parent
resource guide to help make this step to adulthood less painful for students
and their parents. We are in the
process of mailing copies of the parent resource guide to all schools with
approved driver education programs, and it is also available on the Department
of Educations website at http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/high.html.
Students who receive a learners permit on or after
January 1, 2002, are required to have parents or guardians certify completion
of the 40 hours. The log located at the
end of the parent/teen handbook may be used for this purpose. After the in-car teacher has reviewed the
log, the parent/teen handbook should be returned to the student.
Please communicate these driver education procedures
to your staff members. Your efforts to
ensure program compliance and public safety accountability are greatly
appreciated. If you have any questions,
please contact Vanessa C. Wigand, specialist, health, physical education, and
driver education at (804) 225-3300, or(mailto:vwigand@mail.vak12ed.edu).
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