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Amend CSHB 2678 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 1001.253, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (g) or Section 1001.254, a driver education instructor license authorizing a person to teach or provide classroom training may not be issued unless the person:
(1) has completed nine semester hours of driver and traffic safety education or a program of study in driver education approved by the commissioner from an approved driver education school; and
(2) holds a teaching certificate and any additional certification required to teach driver education.
(g) A driver education instructor license authorizing a person to teach or provide classroom training may be issued to a person who satisfies the requirements of Subsection (d)(1) but does not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (d)(2), except that such a license may authorize the license holder to teach or provide classroom training only for a driver education school that is located in a county that has a population of at least 275,000 but not more than 285,000 and is operated by a private primary or secondary school or open-enrollment charter school. This section does not affect any law or school policy that requires a review of criminal history record information.