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Dropout Prevention/Driver's License Legislation

Are public schools allowed to revoke a private school student’s license?

Can DMV, DPI, or the Division of Community Colleges issue DEC forms or grant hardships?

Can public schools share their DEC forms with other schools?

How can a student’s driving privileges be restored?

How does a student attending a private school, home school, or community college in North Carolina receive a DEC form?

How does DOP/LCLL affect minors who are emancipated?

How does summer school affect students who lose their license under DOP?

How long is a Driving Eligibility Certificate valid?

How often is the Driving Eligibility Certificate issued?

If someone under the age of 18 does not have a high school diploma from a regionally accredited high school, what must he/she do in order to qualify for a driving eligibility certificate?

Is a hardship permanent?

To whom can public schools issue Driving Eligibility Certificates?

What are the major aspects of the Dropout Prevention/Driver’s License Legislation?

What are the requirements for receiving a DEC?

What are the rules for hardships?

What happens to students who leave a public school system to attend a Community College or non-public school?

What if a student moves to another State?

What is a Driving Eligibility Certificate (DEC) and what is the purpose of the DEC?

What is considered adequate progress?

What is the process for hardships?

What proof is required to support my hardship request?

What state agencies are involved in the Dropout Prevention/Driver’s License Legislation and the Lose Control Lose Your License law?

When are grades checked to measure adequate progress?

When should the school send the names of licenses to be revoked to the DMV?

Who is responsible for issuing a DEC to a student who lives in North Carolina but attends a boarding school out of state?

Who is responsible for issuing a DEC?

Whom do I call with questions?

Whom do the laws affect?