Amend HB 1603 by adding a new appropriately numbered SECTION
to read as follows:
1. "SECTION _____. Chapter 45, Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended by adding article 45.542 to read as follows:
Article 45.542. FLAGRANT OFFENSES: MANDATORY DRIVER
TRAINING.
(a) The court shall, on conviction of, or a plea of nolo
contendere by, a person for an offense described by subsection (b),
order the person to successfully complete a driving safety course,
or, if the violation occurred while the person was operating a
motorcycle, a motorcycle operator training course.
(b) Subsection (a) applies upon conviction of, or a plea of
nolo contendere by, a person for:
(1) a violation of one of the following provisions of
the Transportation Code:
(A) Section 545.066 (passing a school bus)
(B) Section 545.401 (reckless driving)
(C) Section 545.421 (fleeing or attempting to elude a
police officer)
(D) Section 550.022 (accident involving damage to
vehicle); or
(E) Section 550.023 (duty to give information and
render aid); or
(2) speeding twenty-five miles per hour or more over
the posted speed limit."