Sec. 1001.204. REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOL LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish the criteria for a driver education school license.
(b) The department shall approve an application for a driver education school license if the application is submitted on a form approved by the executive director, includes the fee, and on inspection of the premises of the school, it is determined that the school:
(1) has courses, curricula, and instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the courses, curricula, and instruction are offered;
(2) has adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructors to provide training of good quality in the classroom and behind the wheel;
(3) has instructors who have adequate educational qualifications and experience;
(4) provides to each student before enrollment:
(A) a copy of:
(i) the refund policy;
(ii) the schedule of tuition, fees, and other charges; and
(iii) the regulations relating to absence, grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and
(B) the department's name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet website address for the purpose of directing complaints to the department;
(5) maintains adequate records as prescribed by the department to show attendance and progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and conduct;
(6) on completion of training, issues each student a certificate indicating the course name and satisfactory completion;
(7) complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal regulations, including fire, building, and sanitation codes and assumed name registration;
(8) is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;
(9) has owners and instructors who are of good reputation and character;
(10) maintains and publishes as part of its student enrollment contract the proper policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student fails to take the course or withdraws or is discontinued from the school at any time before completion;
(11) does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;
(12) does not use a name similar to the name of another existing school or tax-supported educational institution in this state, unless specifically approved in writing by the executive director;
(13) submits to the department for approval the applicable course hour lengths and curriculum content for each course offered by the school;
(14) does not owe an administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter; and
(15) meets any additional criteria required by the department.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015.
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