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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to statutory minimum fees for driving safety courses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.205, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.205. REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING SAFETY SCHOOL |
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LICENSE. The commissioner shall approve an application for a |
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driving safety school license if on investigation the agency |
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determines that the school: |
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(1) has driving safety courses, curricula, and |
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instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and |
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adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course, |
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curricula, and instruction are developed by the course provider; |
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(2) has adequate space, equipment, instructional |
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material, and instructors to provide training of good quality; |
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(3) has instructors and administrators who have |
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adequate educational qualifications and experience; |
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(4) maintains adequate records as prescribed by the |
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commissioner to show attendance and progress or grades and enforces |
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satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and |
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conduct; |
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(5) complies with all county, municipal, state, and |
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federal laws, including fire, building, and sanitation codes and |
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assumed name registration; |
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(6) has administrators, owners, and instructors who |
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are of good reputation and character; |
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(7) does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, |
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either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined |
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by the commissioner; |
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(8) does not use a name similar to the name of another |
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existing school or tax-supported educational establishment in this |
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state, unless specifically approved in writing by the commissioner; |
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(9) maintains and uses the approved contract and |
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policies developed by the course provider; |
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(10) does not owe an administrative penalty under this |
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chapter; |
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[(11)
will not provide a driving safety course to a
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person for less than $25;] and |
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(11) [(12)] meets additional criteria required by the |
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commissioner. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1001.352, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.352. FEES FOR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE. A course |
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provider shall charge each student[:
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[(1) at least $25 for a driving safety course; and
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[(2)] a fee of at least $3 for driving safety course |
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materials and for supervising and administering the course. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1001.205, Education Code, applies only to an application for a |
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driving safety school license submitted on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An application for a driving safety school |
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license submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1001.352, Education Code, applies only to a driving safety course |
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provided on or after the effective date of this Act. A course |
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provided before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |