SRC-LBB S.B. 1816 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1816
By: Van de Putte
Infrastructure Development and Security
4/17/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

As proposed, S.B. 1816 requires the rules relating to a Texas Department
of Public Safety (DPS) approved driver education course to provide that
persons conducting a parent taught driver education course complete a
Parent Instruction Safety Course approved by DPS  and to require that such
a person not have accumulated ten or more penalty points in the past
three-year period on a driving record evaluation by DPS. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 521.205(a), Transportation Code, to amend the
rules to include the provisions that a person conducting a Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS) approved driver education course has
successfully completed a Parent Instruction Safety Course approved by DPS
and not have accumulated ten or more penalty points in the past three-year
period on a driving record evaluation by DPS. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.