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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for a driver education course provider or |
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instructor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.112(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as 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 the parent, stepparent, foster |
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parent, legal guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of a |
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person who is required to complete a driver education course to |
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obtain a Class C license. The rules must provide that the student |
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driver spend a minimum number of hours in classroom and |
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behind-the-wheel instruction and that the person conducting the |
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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 within seven years |
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of the date on which the person requests approval to conduct a |
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driver education course under this section; and |
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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. Section 1001.209(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a course provider may be issued a license, the |
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course provider must provide a corporate surety bond in the amount |
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of $10,000 [$25,000]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1001.304(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An application to renew a driver education instructor or |
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driving safety instructor license must include evidence of |
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completion of continuing education [and be postmarked at least 30
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days before the expiration date of the license]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 521.205(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by Chapter 567 (H.B. 2708), Acts of the 84th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of |
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Section 521.205, Transportation Code, by Chapter 1044 (H.B. 1786), |
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Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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