Sec. 1001.253. DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR TRAINING. (a) The department shall establish standards for certification of personnel who conduct driver education programs in driver education schools.
(b) A driver education instructor license authorizing a person to teach or provide behind-the-wheel training may not be issued unless the person has successfully completed six semester hours of driver and traffic safety education or a program of study in driver education approved by the department from an approved driver education school.
(c) A person who holds a driver education instructor license authorizing behind-the-wheel training may not be approved to assist a classroom instructor in the classroom phase of driver education unless the person has successfully completed the three additional semester hours of training required for a classroom instructor or a program of study in driver education approved by the department.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (g) or Section 1001.254, a driver education instructor license authorizing a person to teach or provide classroom training may not be issued unless the person:
(1) has completed nine semester hours of driver and traffic safety education or a program of study in driver education approved by the department from an approved driver education school; and
(2) holds a teaching certificate and any additional certification required to teach driver education.
(e) A driver education instructor who has completed the educational requirements prescribed by Subsection (d)(1) may not teach instructor training classes unless the instructor has successfully completed a supervising instructor development program consisting of at least six additional semester hours or a program of study in driver education approved by the department that includes administering driver education programs and supervising and administering traffic safety education.
(f) A driver education school may submit for department approval a curriculum for an instructor development program for driver education instructors. The program must:
(1) be taught by a person who has completed a supervising instructor development program under Subsection (e); and
(2) satisfy the requirements of this section for the particular program or type of training to be provided.
(g) A driver education instructor license authorizing a person to teach or provide classroom training may be issued to a person who satisfies the requirements of Subsection (d)(1) but does not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (d)(2), except that such a license may authorize the license holder to teach or provide classroom training only for a driver education school that is located in a county that has a population of at least 275,000 but not more than 285,000 and is operated by a private primary or secondary school or open-enrollment charter school. This section does not affect any law or school policy that requires a review of criminal history record information.
(h) The classroom portion of the instructor development program for driver education instructors may be conducted online.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2678), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2015.
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