Sec. 1001.205. REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING SAFETY SCHOOL LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish the criteria for a driving safety school license.
(b) The department shall approve an application for a driving safety 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, the department determines that the school:
(1) has driving safety courses, curricula, and instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course, curricula, and instruction are developed by the course provider;
(2) has adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructors to provide training of good quality;
(3) has instructors who have adequate educational qualifications and experience;
(4) 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;
(5) complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including fire, building, and sanitation codes and assumed name registration;
(6) has owners and instructors who are of good reputation and character;
(7) does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;
(8) does not use a name similar to the name of another existing school or tax-supported educational establishment in this state, unless specifically approved in writing by the executive director;
(9) maintains and uses the approved contract and policies developed by the course provider;
(10) does not owe an administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter;
(11) will not provide a driving safety course to a person for less than $25; and
(12) meets 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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