Sec. 1001.206. REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE PROVIDER LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish criteria for a course provider license.
(b) The department shall approve an application for a course provider 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:
(1) the course provider has an approved course that at least one licensed driving safety school is willing to offer;
(2) the course provider has adequate educational qualifications and experience;
(3) the course provider will:
(A) develop and provide to each driving safety school that offers the approved course a copy of:
(i) the refund policy; and
(ii) the regulations relating to absence, grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and
(B) provide to the driving safety school the department's name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet website address for the purpose of directing complaints to the department;
(4) a copy of the information provided to each driving safety school under Subdivision (3) will be provided to each student by the school before enrollment;
(5) not later than the 15th working day after the date a person successfully completes the course, the course provider will issue and deliver to the person by United States mail or commercial delivery a uniform certificate of course completion indicating the course name and successful completion;
(6) the course provider 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;
(7) the course provider complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name registration and other applicable requirements;
(8) the course provider is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;
(9) the course provider is of good reputation and character;
(10) the course provider maintains and publishes as a 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) the course provider does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;
(12) the course provider 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) the course provider does not owe an administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter; and
(14) the course provider 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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