The law says that schools will use academic and attendance data from the previous semester of the school year to determine whether 16- and 17-year-old students are compliant with the law. No Pass/No Drive criteria includes (1) an academic component in which students ages 16 and 17 years old must pass 66% of their enrolled classes per semester as well as (2) an attendance provision requiring these same students have fewer than nine (9) unexcused absences. If deemed noncompliant, the student’s current driver’s license or learner’s permit is revoked.
To apply the first time for a driver’s learning permit, students must get a paper form, the School Compliance Verification Form, issued by the Henderson County Schools Student Services office. It will not be completed and issued if the student is not eligible according to the terms of the law.