Maine Governor John Baldacci has symbolically signed "An Act to Allow a Newly Licensed Driver to Transport a Foreign Exchange Student Who Lives with That Driver’s Family" into law today. The bill allows Maine teens to drive with their foreign exchange students in the car. Drivers under 18 cannot operate a car with anyone outside of their family.
The exemption has been effectively on the books for about a month, so the Governor's signing, surrounded by 20 exchange students, is intended to boost Baldacci's standing amongst that key constituency.
“This law is meant to help foreign exchange students in our State and their ....