Amend SB 1230 by adding a new appropriately numbered SECTION
to read as follows:
SECTION . Chapter 45, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 45.0512 to read as follows:
Article 45.0512. FLAGRANT OFFENSES: MANDATORY DRIVER
TRAINING.
(a) The court shall, on conviction of, or a plea of nolo
contendre 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 contendre 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.