(a)
(1) The Arkansas State Police Commission is authorized to establish a program of driver education for training, retraining, and testing of motor vehicle drivers and applicants for motor vehicle driver's licenses.
(2) In connection therewith, the commission shall promulgate reasonable rules, not inconsistent with law, for furthering the driver education program as authorized by this chapter.
(b) The driver education program, as established by the commission, shall be made available primarily to the various high schools of the state for the purposes set out by this chapter and secondarily for adults and nonschool participants for the same purposes.