SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1001.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 , Sec. 70(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2015. (2) "Approved driving safety course"...
- Texas Section 1001.002 - Exemptions
(a) An organization is exempt from this chapter if the organization: (1) has 50,000 or more members; (2) qualifies for a tax exemption under Section...
- Texas Section 1001.003 - Legislative Intent Regarding Small Businesses
It is the intent of the legislature that commission rules that affect driver training schools that qualify as small businesses be adopted and administered so...
SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1001.004 - Cost Of Administering Chapter
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the cost of administering this chapter shall be included in the state budget allowance for the department. (b)...
- Texas Section 1001.051 - Jurisdiction Over Schools
The department has jurisdiction over and control of driver training schools regulated under this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a),...
- Texas Section 1001.052 - Rules
The commission shall adopt comprehensive rules governing driving safety courses. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended...
- Texas Section 1001.053 - Powers And Duties Of Department, Commission, And Executive Director
(a) The department and executive director, as appropriate, shall: (1) administer this chapter; (2) enforce minimum standards for driver training schools under this chapter; (3)...
- Texas Section 1001.054 - Rules Restricting Advertising
(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 , Sec. 70(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1001.055 - Driver Education Certificates And Certificate Numbers
(a) The department shall provide to each licensed or exempt driver education school and to each parent-taught course provider approved under this chapter driver education...
- Texas Section 1001.056 - Uniform Certificates Of Course Completion
(a) In this section, "operator" means a person approved by a course provider to conduct an approved driving safety course. (b) The department shall provide...
- Texas Section 1001.057 - Electronic Transmission Of Driving Safety Course Information
The department shall investigate options to develop and implement procedures to electronically transmit information relating to driving safety courses to municipal and justice courts. Added...
SUBCHAPTER C OPERATION OF DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOL
- Texas Section 1001.058 - Advisory Committee
(a) The commission shall establish an advisory committee to advise the commission and department on rules and educational and technical matters relevant to the administration...
- Texas Section 1001.101 - Adult And Minor Driver Education Course Curriculum And Textbooks
(a) The commission by rule shall establish or approve the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course for...
- Texas Section 1001.1015 - Adult Driver Education Course Curriculum And Educational Materials
(a) The commission by rule shall establish the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course exclusively for adults....
- Texas Section 1001.102 - Alcohol Awareness Information
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to alcohol awareness and the effect of alcohol on the effective operation of a motor...
- Texas Section 1001.1025 - Motorcycle Awareness Information
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to motorcycle awareness, the dangers of failing to yield the right-of-way to a motorcyclist, and...
- Texas Section 1001.103 - Drug And Alcohol Driving Awareness Programs
(a) In this section, "drug and alcohol driving awareness program" means a course with emphasis on curricula designed to prevent or deter misuse and abuse...
- Texas Section 1001.104 - Hospital And Rehabilitation Facilities
(a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state agency responsible for administering the vocational rehabilitation program under Subtitle C, Title...
- Texas Section 1001.105 - Texas Department Of Insurance
The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department of Insurance for the development of a curriculum for driving safety courses....
- Texas Section 1001.106 - Information Relating To Railroad And Highway Grade Crossing Safety
(a) A driving safety course must include information on railroad and highway grade crossing safety. (b) The commission by rule shall provide minimum standards of...
- Texas Section 1001.107 - Information Relating To Litter Prevention
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to litter prevention be included in the curriculum of each driver education and driving safety...
- Texas Section 1001.108 - Information Relating To Anatomical Gifts
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to anatomical gifts be included in the curriculum of each driver education course and driving...
- Texas Section 1001.110 - Information Relating To Driving Distractions
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to the effect of using a wireless communication device or engaging in other actions that...
- Texas Section 1001.111 - Driving Safety Course For Driver Younger Than 25 Years Of Age
(a) The commission by rule shall provide minimum standards of curriculum for and designate the educational materials to be used in a driving safety course...
SUBCHAPTER D FEES
- Texas Section 1001.112 - Parent-taught Driver Education
(a) The commission by rule shall provide for approval of a driver education course conducted by the parent, stepparent, foster parent, legal guardian, grandparent, or...
SUBCHAPTER E LICENSING OF SCHOOLS AND COURSE PROVIDERS
- Texas Section 1001.151 - Application, License, And Registration Fees
(a) The commission by rule shall establish application, license, and registration fees. The fees must be in amounts sufficient to cover administrative costs and are...
- Texas Section 1001.201 - License Required
A person may not: (1) operate a school that provides a driver education course unless the person holds a driver education school license; (2) operate...
- Texas Section 1001.202 - Locations
(a) A driver education school that teaches a driver education course at one or more branch locations must obtain a separate driver education school license...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 1001.207 - Bond Requirements: Driver Education School
(a) Before a driver education school may be issued a license, the school must file a corporate surety bond with the department in the amount...
- Texas Section 1001.208 - Bond Not Required For Driving Safety School
A driving safety school is not required to post a surety bond. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1,
- Texas Section 1001.209 - Bond Requirements: Course Provider
(a) Before a course provider may be issued a license, the course provider must provide a corporate surety bond in the amount of $25,000. (b)...
- Texas Section 1001.210 - Alternate Form Of Security
Instead of the bond required by Section 1001.207 or 1001.209, a driver education school or course provider may provide another form of security that is:...
- Texas Section 1001.211 - Issuance And Form Of License
(a) The executive director shall issue a license to an applicant for a license under this subchapter if: (1) the application is submitted in accordance...
- Texas Section 1001.213 - License Not Transferable; Change Of Ownership
(a) A license under this subchapter may not be transferred and is the property of the state. (b) If a change in ownership of a...
SUBCHAPTER F LICENSING OF INSTRUCTORS
- Texas Section 1001.214 - Duplicate License
A duplicate license may be issued to a driver training school or course provider if: (1) the original license is lost or destroyed; and (2)...
- Texas Section 1001.251 - License Required For Instructor
(a) A person may not teach or provide driver education, either as an individual or in a driver education school, or conduct any phase of...
- Texas Section 1001.2511 - National Criminal History Record Information Review For Driver Education Instructors
(a) This section applies to a person who is an applicant for or holder of: (1) a driver education instructor license; or (2) a license...
- Texas Section 1001.2512 - Fees For Criminal History Record Information Review
The commission by rule shall require a person submitting to a national criminal history record information review under Section 1001.2511 or the driver education school...
- Texas Section 1001.2513 - Confidentiality Of Information
Information collected about a person to comply with Section 1001.2511, including the person's name, address, phone number, social security number, driver's license number, other identification...
- Texas Section 1001.2514 - License Holders And Applicants Convicted Of Certain Offenses
(a) A driver education school shall discharge or refuse to hire as an instructor an employee or applicant for employment if the department obtains information...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 1001.254 - Temporary License
(a) A temporary driver education instructor license may be issued authorizing a person to teach or provide classroom driver education training if the person: (1)...
- Texas Section 1001.255 - Regulation Of Certain Driver Education Instructors
(a) The department shall regulate as a driver education school a driver education instructor who: (1) teaches driver education courses in a county having a...
SUBCHAPTER G LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL
- Texas Section 1001.256 - Duplicate License
A duplicate license may be issued to a driver education instructor or driving safety instructor if: (1) the original license is lost or destroyed; and...
- Texas Section 1001.301 - Expiration Of School Or Course Provider License
The term of a driver education school, driving safety school, or course provider license may not exceed one year. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 1001.302 - Expiration Of Instructor License
The term of a driver education instructor or driving safety instructor license may not exceed one year. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276,...
- Texas Section 1001.303 - Renewal Of School Or Course Provider License
(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 , Sec. 70(a)(8), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
SUBCHAPTER H PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDERS
- Texas Section 1001.304 - Renewal Of Instructor License
(a) An application to renew a driver education instructor or driving safety instructor license must include evidence of completion of continuing education and be postmarked...
- Texas Section 1001.351 - Course Provider Responsibilities
(a) Not later than the 15th working day after the course completion date, a course provider or a person at the course provider's facilities shall...
- Texas Section 1001.352 - Fees For Driving Safety Course
A course provider shall charge each student: (1) at least $25 for a driving safety course; and (2) a fee of at least $3 for...
- Texas Section 1001.353 - Driver Training Course At Public Or Private School
A driver training school may conduct a driver training course at a public or private school for students of the public or private school as...
- Texas Section 1001.354 - Locations Authorized For Driving Safety Course
(a) A driving safety course may be taught at a driving safety school if the school is approved by the department. (b) A driving safety...
- Texas Section 1001.3541 - Alternative Method Of Instruction For Driver Education Course
(a) A driver education school may teach all or part of the classroom portion of an approved driver education course by an alternative method of...
- Texas Section 1001.355 - Withholding Certain Records
A driver training school may withhold a student's diploma or certificate of completion until the student fulfills the student's financial obligation to the school. Added...
- Texas Section 1001.356 - Requirement To Carry License
A driver education instructor or driving safety instructor shall carry the person's instructor license at all times while instructing a driver education course or driving...
SUBCHAPTER I REFUND POLICIES
- Texas Section 1001.357 - Contract With Unlicensed Driver Training School
A contract entered into with a person for a course of instruction by or on behalf of a person operating an unlicensed driver training school...
- Texas Section 1001.401 - Cancellation And Settlement Policy
As a condition for obtaining a driver education school license or course provider license, the school or course provider must maintain a cancellation and settlement...
- Texas Section 1001.402 - Termination Policy
(a) As a condition for obtaining a driver education school license, the school must maintain a policy for the refund of the unused portion of...
- Texas Section 1001.403 - Refund For Discontinued Course
On the discontinuation of a course by a driver education school or a course provider that prevents a student from completing the course, all tuition...
SUBCHAPTER J PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
- Texas Section 1001.404 - Interest On Refund
(a) If a refund is not timely made, the driver education school or course provider shall pay interest on the amount of the refund. Interest...
- Texas Section 1001.451 - Prohibited Practices
A person may not: (1) use advertising that is false, misleading, or deceptive; (2) fail to notify the department of the discontinuance of the operation...
- Texas Section 1001.452 - Course Of Instruction
A driver training school may not conduct a course of instruction in this state before the date the school receives a driver training school license...
- Texas Section 1001.453 - Distribution Of Written Information On Course Provider
(a) A person may not distribute within 500 feet of a court with jurisdiction over an offense to which Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure,...
SUBCHAPTER K CLASS ACTION SUITS
- Texas Section 1001.455 - Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation Of Instructor License
(a) The executive director or the commission may deny an application for an instructor license or suspend or revoke the license of an instructor if...
- Texas Section 1001.554 - General Criminal Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is punishable by: (1) a fine of...
- Texas Section 1001.555 - Unauthorized Transfer Or Possession Of Certificate; Offense
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, trades, issues, or otherwise transfers, or possesses with intent to sell, trade, issue, or...