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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to offering the classroom portion of a driver education |
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course through an alternative method of instruction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1001.3541 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.3541. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF INSTRUCTION FOR |
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DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE. (a) A driver education school may teach |
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all or part of the classroom portion of an approved driver education |
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course by an alternative method of instruction that does not |
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require students to be present in a classroom if the commissioner |
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approves the alternative method. |
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(b) The commissioner may approve the alternative method |
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only if: |
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(1) the alternative method includes testing and |
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security measures that the commissioner determines are at least as |
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secure as the measures available in the usual classroom setting; |
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and |
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(2) the course, with the use of the alternative |
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method, satisfies any other requirement applicable to a course in |
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which the classroom portion is taught to students in the usual |
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classroom setting. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1001.151, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) The commissioner may establish a fee for an application |
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for approval to offer a driver education course by an alternative |
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method of instruction under Section 1001.3541 in an amount the |
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commissioner considers appropriate, not to exceed the amount |
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sufficient to cover the costs of considering the application. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |