(1) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 1001.055(a), Education Code (page 2, lines 2-3), between "enable the school" and "to print", insert "and each approved parent-taught course provider (approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Section 521.205 of the Transportation Code)".

(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1001.055(a-1), Education Code (page 2, line 9), between "school" and "must", insert "or Department of Public Safety approved course provider".

(3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1001.055(a-1)(2), Education Code (page 2, line 13), between "driver education school" and the underlined period, insert "or Department of Public Safety approved course provider".

(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1001.055(a-2), Education Code (page 2, line 14), between "driver education school" and "that purchases", insert "or Department of Public Safety approved course provider".

(5) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1001.055(a-2), Education Code (page 2, line 19), between "school" and "shall electronically", insert "or Department of Public Safety approved course provider".

(6) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 1001.2511(b), Education Code (page 3, lines 15-17), strike "and who has not previously submitted fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety or been subject to a national criminal history record information review".

(7) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 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.

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