20-7-503. District establishment of traffic education program. The trustees of any district operating a junior high school or high school may establish and maintain a traffic education course. The traffic education course shall be:
(1) for students who are 15 years old or older or will have reached their 15th birthday within 6 months of the course completion;
(2) taught by a teacher of traffic education;
(3) conducted in accordance with the basic course requirements established by the superintendent of public instruction; and
(4) taught during regular school hours, after regular school hours, on Saturdays, or as a summer school course, at the option of the trustees.