Listening to our fellow citizens and responding to their concerns with common sense solutions to protect individual freedoms and provide a better quality of life for all of Connecticut.

Toni Boucher
Assistant Republican Leader

5 Wicks End Lane, Wilton 06897
Residence: 203-762-3232
Capitol: 1-800-842-1423

Education: University of Connecticut: MBA, Series 7 and 63

Occupation: Director of a Nonprofit Institute; former small business founder and corporate executive

Public Service: Member and Policy Leader of the Connecticut State Board of Education from 1995 to 1996; Selectman for Town of Wilton 1995-1996; member and former chair of the Wilton Board of Education 1987-1994; member of the Education and Technology Committees of the National Conference of State Legislators; member of the National Association of State Boards of Education; Trustee of the Weir Farm Heritage Trust, Elder House, Norwalk Youth Symphony; Board of Directors of the Wilton Education Foundation; advisory board member of the New Canaan Nature Center; former member of five school/community based planning teams (Miller, Driscoll, Cider Mill, Middlebrook, and Wilton High School; former member of the Foreign Language Task Force 1978-1992; board member of the Wilton youth Council’s Project 94,96,and 2000; member of the Technology Task Force 1993-present; member of the Gifted Task Force (1988-1990); Wilton PTA for 12 years; member and former board member of the Wilton League of Women Voters; member and volunteer of the Wilton Chapter of the AFS, the Friends of the Library and the YMCA Expansion Fund; Delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging; Selected as 2006 Distinguished Legislator Award recipient by Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association

Legislative Service: State House of Representatives 1997, 1999 (Ranking Member, Human Services Committee), 2001 (Assistant Minority Leader), 2003 (Assistant Minority Leader), 2005 (Assistant Minority Leader), 2007(Assistant Minority Leader)

Committees: Appropriations (including its higher education, transportation, human services and collective bargaining subcommittees), Education, Higher Education, Transportation

Now in her sixth 2 year term in office, State Representative Toni Boucher was first elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 1996 from the 143^rd District, which includes the eastern portion of Norwalk and most of Wilton... [Full Biography] (PDF/16kb)

September 19, 2005

Graduated License Laws & Time Line

The following must be completed in order to receive a Connecticut Drivers’ License

A 16 or 17 year old must receive their Learner's Permit.

Once they have done so they must:

Complete 20 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. This training can come from a combination of:

a full course of drivers education at school.
training at a licensed drivers' school.
home training conducted by a parent, grandparent, foster parent, legal guardian, or spouse. If the person has none of the previously listed family members a stepparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt could give the training. The trainer must sign a statement attesting that they gave the hours of training they did. The trainer must be a license holder for at least four years and have not had their license suspended within the last four years.

Complete a Safe Driving Practices course of at least 8 hours long. A minimum of 4 hours of the course must include drug and alcohol issues including the affects they have on driving and the penalties for drug and alcohol related motor vehicle violations.
Pass an examination given by the DMV that includes an on-the-road skills test as well as a test that proves knowledge of laws concerning motor vehicles. In order to take this test the person must hold their Learner's Permit for at least 180 days.

Restrictions on 16 & 17 Year-old Drivers:

Not permitted to drive between Midnight and 5:00am, except to and/or from work, school, or a religious activity. Medically necessary travel is also permitted.
Not permitted to use a mobile phone, even with a hands-free device.
Not permitted to use any mobile electronic device, this includes but is not limited to pagers, lap top computers, digital cameras, game playing devices, DVD players, and text-message sending devices. Permitted devices are installed audio equipment & navigational equipment.
Not permitted to transport more passengers than there are seat belts in a vehicle.
Not permitted to operate a vehicle that a "Public Passenger Transportation Permit" is necessary for, or a van pool vehicle.
If license has motorcycle endorsement, no passengers permitted until 6 months after the date obtaining the license.
For the first 3 months after obtaining the license the only passengers permitted are parents and legal guardians (provided one has a drivers license) OR one passenger that is either a licensed driving instructor or a person 25 years of age that has had a drivers license for at least 4 years and not had it suspended in the last 4 years.
For months 3 through 6 after obtaining the license the driver is able to transport those listed above and additional members of their immediate family.

All these restrictions and additional training requirements are Effective October 1, 2005.

These facts are derived from CGS 14-36 & 14-36g and Public Acts 05-54, 05-159, & 05-220.