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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the persons authorized to conduct a driver education |
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course. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall provide for approval of a |
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driver education course conducted by: |
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(1) the parent, stepparent, foster parent, legal |
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guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of a person who is |
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required to complete a driver education course to obtain a Class C |
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license; or |
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(2) a peace officer employed by a law enforcement |
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agency of a municipality or county or another appropriately |
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qualified employee of a law enforcement agency of a municipality or |
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county, if that employee is designated by the head of the agency to |
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conduct the course. |
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(a-1) The rules must provide that the student driver spend a |
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minimum number of hours in classroom and behind-the-wheel |
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instruction and that the person conducting the course: |
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(1) possess a valid license for the preceding three |
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years that has not been suspended, revoked, or forfeited in the past |
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three years for an offense that involves the operation of a motor |
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vehicle; |
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(2) has not been convicted of: |
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(A) criminally negligent homicide; or |
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(B) driving while intoxicated; |
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(3) is not disabled because of mental illness; and |
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(4) does not have six or more points assigned to the |
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person's driver's license under Subchapter B, Chapter 708, |
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Transportation Code, at the time the person begins conducting the |
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course. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |