87R3491 DRS/ANG/CXP/JES-D
 
  By: Buckingham, et al. S.B. No. 714
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
  of Licensing and Regulation.
 
  ARTICLE 1. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
         SECTION 1.01.  Section 51.002, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.002.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. [(a)] The Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government
  Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
  by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished
  September 1, 2033 [2021].
         [(b)  The review of the commission and department by the
  Sunset Advisory Commission under this section may not include a
  review of any program that was transferred to the department on or
  after September 1, 2016.]
         SECTION 1.02.  Section 51.054, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  The training program must provide the person with
  information regarding:
               (1)  the law governing [legislation that created the]
  department operations [and the commission];
               (2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of 
  [operated by] the department;
               (3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking
  authority of the commission [role and functions of the department];
               (4)  [the rules of the department, with an emphasis on
  the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
               [(5)  the current budget for the department;
               [(6)]  the results of the most recent formal audit of
  the department;
               (5) [(7)]  the requirements of:
                     (A)  laws relating to [the] open meetings, [law,
  Chapter 551, Government Code;
                     [(B)  the] public information, [law, Chapter 552,
  Government Code;
                     [(C)  the] administrative procedure, and
  disclosing conflicts of interest [law, Chapter 2001, Government
  Code]; and
                     (B) [(D)]  other laws applicable to members of a
  state policy-making body in performing their duties [relating to
  public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws]; and
               (6) [(8)]  any applicable ethics policies adopted by
  the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.
         (d)  The executive director of the department shall create a
  training manual that includes the information required by
  Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of
  the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each
  member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive
  director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has
  reviewed the training manual.
         SECTION 1.03.  Section 51.209, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  An advisory board shall meet at the call of the
  executive director or the presiding officer of the commission.
         (a-2)  Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, an
  advisory board may meet by telephone conference call,
  videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method. A
  meeting held by telephone conference call, videoconference, or
  other similar telecommunication method is subject to the
  requirements of Sections 551.125(c), (d), (e), and (f), Government
  Code.
         SECTION 1.04.  Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 51.2095 and 51.211 to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.2095.  INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARDS. The
  executive director or the presiding officer of the commission may
  appoint interdisciplinary advisory boards consisting of members
  from various businesses, industries, general trades, or
  occupations to provide expertise related to a program regulated by
  the department.
         Sec. 51.211.  RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS. (a) The commission
  shall adopt rules for conducting inspections based on risk to the
  public.
         (b)  The rules must provide for the prioritization of
  inspections based on the following factors:
               (1)  whether a license holder has repeatedly violated a
  law establishing a regulatory program administered by the
  department or a rule or order of the commission or executive
  director;
               (2)  the number of complaints filed against a license
  holder;
               (3)  negative publicity regarding a license holder; and
               (4)  any other risk-based factor identified by the
  commission.
         (c)  The commission may adopt rules that provide for the use
  of alternative inspection methods, including the use of
  videoconference technology or other methods instead of conducting
  an in-person inspection, in circumstances the commission considers
  appropriate.
         SECTION 1.05.  Section 51.252, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-2) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall maintain a system to promptly and
  efficiently act on complaints filed with the department. The
  department shall maintain information about parties to the
  complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the
  results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its
  disposition [The executive director shall establish methods by
  which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name,
  mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the
  purpose of directing complaints to the department. The department
  shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person
  who is a subject of the complaint information about the
  department's policies and procedures relating to complaint
  investigation and resolution].
         (b-2)  The department shall make information available
  describing its procedures for complaint investigation and
  resolution.
         (c)  The department [, at least quarterly and until final
  disposition of the complaint,] shall periodically notify the
  [person filing the] complaint parties [and each person who is a
  subject of the complaint] of the status of the complaint until final
  disposition [investigation] unless the notice would jeopardize an
  [undercover] investigation.
         SECTION 1.06.  Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 51.2521 and 51.255 to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.2521.  COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. (a) The department
  shall assign priorities and investigate complaints based on risk to
  the public of the conduct alleged in the complaint.
         (b)  If the commission determines at any time that an
  allegation made or formal complaint submitted by a person is
  inappropriate or without merit, the commission shall dismiss the
  complaint and no further action may be taken. The commission may
  delegate to the department the duty to dismiss complaints under
  this subsection. The department shall inform the commission of all
  dismissals made under this subsection.
         Sec. 51.255.  STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The
  department shall make available on the department's Internet
  website a statistical analysis of the complaints received by the
  department.
         (b)  The analysis under this section must include aggregate
  information on the number, source, type, and disposition of
  complaints received during the preceding state fiscal year and must
  include, as applicable, the following information for each program
  regulated by the department:
               (1)  the number of license holders;
               (2)  the number of complaints received against license
  holders;
               (3)  the number of complaints resolved and the manner
  in which they were resolved, including:
                     (A)  the number of complaints dismissed and the
  reasons for dismissal;
                     (B)  the number of contested cases referred to and
  heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings;
                     (C)  the number of cases appealed to a district
  court;
                     (D)  the number of complaints resulting in
  disciplinary action, the disciplinary action taken, and whether the
  disciplinary action was imposed by an agreed settlement or default
  order issued by the executive director or a final order issued by
  the commission;
                     (E)  the manner in which complaints were resolved
  categorized by the nature of the alleged violation; and
                     (F)  the number of complaints resolved,
  categorized by whether the complaint originated from department
  staff or from the public;
               (4)  the average time required to resolve a complaint;
               (5)  the average amount of administrative penalties
  assessed; and
               (6)  the number and amount of refunds ordered by the
  commission or executive director.
         SECTION 1.07.  Section 51.351, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The department may take action under Section 51.353 for
  a violation identified during an inspection.
         SECTION 1.08.  Subchapter G, Chapter 51, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 51.3531 and 51.359 to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.3531.  DENIAL OF LICENSE RENEWAL. The commission
  may deny the renewal of a license if the applicant is in violation
  of an order of the commission or the executive director.
         Sec. 51.359.  REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the
  commission or executive director may order a license holder to pay a
  refund to a consumer as provided in an agreed settlement, default
  order, or commission order instead of or in addition to imposing an
  administrative penalty or other sanction.
         (b)  The amount of a refund ordered may not exceed the amount
  the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by
  the department. The commission or executive director may not
  require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.
         SECTION 1.09.  Section 51.4012(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may
  determine that a person is not eligible for a license based on the
  person's criminal history [or other information that indicates that
  the person lacks the honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity to
  hold a license issued by the department].
         SECTION 1.10.  Section 51.405, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.405.  CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The commission
  shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education
  programs for license holders. A license holder must participate in
  the programs to the extent required by the commission to keep the
  person's license.
         (b)  The commission by rule may establish a minimum number of
  hours of continuing education required for license renewal.
         (c)  In adopting rules under this section for a program
  regulated by the department, the commission shall consult, if
  applicable, with the advisory board established for the program.
         SECTION 1.11.  Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 51.409 to read as follows:
         Sec. 51.409.  FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a) The
  commission by rule may require a person, other than an individual,
  applying for a license issued by the department to submit with the
  license application a financial disclosure statement. The rules
  may require any of the following information to be disclosed based
  on the type of license for which the application is submitted:
               (1)  the name of the applicable business entity;
               (2)  the name of each person who has a direct financial
  investment in the business;
               (3)  the name of each person, other than an individual,
  who:
                     (A)  has a financial investment in the business;
  and
                     (B)  is not otherwise disclosed under Subdivision
  (2);
               (4)  the total amount or percentage of the financial
  investment made by each person described by Subdivision (2); and
               (5)  the name of each of the following persons
  associated with the business, if the person is not otherwise
  disclosed under Subdivision (2) or (3):
                     (A)  a partner;
                     (B)  an officer;
                     (C)  a director;
                     (D)  a managing employee;
                     (E)  an owner or person who controls the owner;
  and
                     (F)  a person who acts as a controlling person of
  the business through the exercise of direct or indirect influence
  or control over the management of the business, the expenditure of
  money by the business, or a policy of the business, including:
                           (i)  any management company, landlord,
  marketing company, or similar person who operates or contracts for
  the operation of the business and, if the business is a publicly
  traded corporation or is controlled by a publicly traded
  corporation, any officer or director of the corporation;
                           (ii)  an individual who has a personal,
  familial, or other relationship with an owner, manager, landlord,
  tenant, or provider of a business that allows the individual to
  exercise actual control of the business; and
                           (iii)  any other person the commission by
  rule requires to be included based on the person's exercise of
  direct or indirect influence or control other than a shareholder or
  lender of the corporation.
         (b)  The department may deny an application for a license or
  suspend or revoke a license on the grounds that a business has
  failed to disclose a relationship for which disclosure is required
  by rules adopted under this section.
         SECTION 1.12.  Section 755.025(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The executive director shall require each boiler to be
  inspected internally and externally at the time of initial
  installation and at subsequent intervals in accordance with the
  rules for risk-based inspections adopted under Section 51.211,
  Occupations Code [as provided by this section]. The executive
  director may provide that the inspection be performed by any
  inspector.
         SECTION 1.13.  Section 755.026(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  With the approval of the executive director and the
  inspection agency that has jurisdiction for the power boiler, the
  interval between internal inspections may be extended in accordance
  with the rules for risk-based inspections adopted under Section
  51.211, Occupations Code [to a period not exceeding a total of 60
  months. For unfired steam boilers or steam collection or
  liberation drums of process steam generators, the inspection
  interval may be extended to the next scheduled downtime of the
  boiler, but not exceeding a total of:
               [(1)  84 months for unfired steam boilers;
               [(2)  120 months for steam collection or liberation
  drums of process steam generators manufactured before January 1,
  1970; or
               [(3)  144 months for steam collection or liberation
  drums of process steam generators manufactured on or after January
  1, 1970].
         SECTION 1.14.  Section 202.505, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 202.505.  REEXAMINATION IF LICENSE SUSPENDED OR
  REVOKED. The department may refuse to reinstate a license or to
  issue a new license until a podiatrist has passed the regular
  license examination if the commission or executive director
  suspended or revoked the license for:
               (1)  failure to satisfy continuing education
  requirements [under Section 202.305]; or
               (2)  nonpayment of the license renewal fee.
         SECTION 1.15.  Section 402.207(c), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  An apprentice permit holder shall work under the
  supervision of a license holder for at least one year. [During the
  apprentice year, the apprentice permit holder shall complete 20
  hours of classroom continuing education as required by Section
  402.303 for a license holder.]
         SECTION 1.16.  Section 402.305, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 402.305.  CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS. The
  department may renew the license of a license holder who does not
  comply with the applicable continuing education requirements [of
  Section 402.303 or 402.304] if the license holder:
               (1)  was licensed for the first time during the 24
  months before the reporting date; or
               (2)  submits proof from an attending physician that the
  license holder suffered a serious or disabling illness or physical
  disability that prevented compliance with the continuing education
  requirements during the 24 months before the reporting date.
         SECTION 1.17.  Section 802.062(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An [The] inspection by the department must be conducted
  during the facility's normal business hours, and the licensed
  breeder or a representative of the licensed breeder must be given a
  reasonable opportunity to be present during the inspection.
         SECTION 1.18.  Section 1152.106, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1152.106.  [MEETINGS;] VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION.  [(a)  
  The council shall meet at least semiannually at the call of the
  presiding officer or at the call of a majority of its members.
         [(b)]  A decision of the council is not effective unless it
  receives the affirmative vote of at least four members.
         SECTION 1.19.  Section 1953.106, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1953.106.  RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE. [(a)] To renew a
  certificate of registration under this chapter, a professional
  sanitarian must:
               (1)  pay to the department a renewal fee prescribed by
  the commission by rule; and
               (2)  provide proof of completion of any applicable
  continuing education requirements prescribed by the commission by
  rule.
         SECTION 1.20.  Section 1958.104, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1958.104.  RULES REGARDING LICENSE APPLICATION. The
  commission shall adopt rules regarding a license application. The
  commission shall adopt rules that establish minimum requirements
  for a license, including:
               (1)  the type of license;
               (2)  the qualifications for the license, including any
  previous training required under Section 1958.106;
               (3)  renewal requirements for the license[, including
  ongoing continuing education required under Section 1958.106]; and
               (4)  liability insurance requirements for the license.
         SECTION 1.21.  Section 1958.106, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1958.106.  TRAINING [; CONTINUING EDUCATION]. (a) The
  commission shall adopt rules regarding training required under this
  chapter [and continuing education required for a license holder
  under this chapter].
         (b)  The rules may include requirements regarding training
  [and continuing education] providers, including rules
  establishing:
               (1)  accreditation by the department;
               (2)  curriculum requirements; and
               (3)  qualifications.
         SECTION 1.22.  Section 2308.159(c), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A license holder may renew a license issued under this
  chapter by:
               (1)  submitting an application on a form prescribed by
  the executive director;
               (2)  submitting evidence demonstrating compliance with
  the requirements for the license type as required by this chapter or
  commission rule;
               (3)  paying a renewal fee; and
               (4)  completing any applicable continuing education
  requirements [as required by Section 2308.157].
         SECTION 1.23.  The heading to Section 2308.2065, Occupations
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2308.2065.  FEES FOR NONCONSENT TOWS [; REFUNDS].
         SECTION 1.24.  The following provisions are repealed:
               (1)  Section 1001.058(h), Education Code;
               (2)  Section 469.053(e), Government Code;
               (3)  Section 754.012(d), Health and Safety Code;
               (4)  Section 754.0174, Health and Safety Code;
               (5)  Section 755.016, Health and Safety Code;
               (6)  Sections 755.025(b), (c), (d), and (e), Health and
  Safety Code;
               (7)  Sections 755.026(c) and (c-1), Health and Safety
  Code;
               (8)  Section 51.0021, Occupations Code;
               (9)  Section 51.252(d), Occupations Code;
               (10)  Section 202.305, Occupations Code;
               (11)  Section 202.5085, Occupations Code;
               (12)  Section 203.304, Occupations Code;
               (13)  Section 203.406, Occupations Code;
               (14)  Section 401.355, Occupations Code;
               (15)  Section 402.303, Occupations Code;
               (16)  Section 403.152, Occupations Code;
               (17)  Section 455.0571, Occupations Code;
               (18)  Section 506.105, Occupations Code;
               (19)  Section 605.261, Occupations Code;
               (20)  Section 701.303, Occupations Code;
               (21)  Section 701.512, Occupations Code;
               (22)  Section 802.062(a), Occupations Code;
               (23)  Section 802.065(e), Occupations Code;
               (24)  Section 1151.1581, Occupations Code;
               (25)  Section 1152.204, Occupations Code;
               (26)  Section 1302.208(a), Occupations Code;
               (27)  Section 1305.055, Occupations Code;
               (28)  Section 1305.168, Occupations Code;
               (29)  Section 1901.107(a), Occupations Code;
               (30)  Section 1952.1051, Occupations Code;
               (31)  Section 1958.056(b), Occupations Code;
               (32)  Section 2303.056(b), Occupations Code;
               (33)  Section 2308.055, Occupations Code;
               (34)  Section 2308.157, Occupations Code;
               (35)  Section 2308.2065(c), Occupations Code;
               (36)  Section 2309.056, Occupations Code; and
               (37)  Section 2309.106(a), Occupations Code.
         SECTION 1.25.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
  this section, Section 51.054, Occupations Code, as amended by this
  article, applies to a member of the Texas Commission of Licensing
  and Regulation appointed before, on, or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         (b)  A member of the Texas Commission of Licensing and
  Regulation who, before the effective date of this Act, completed
  the training program required by Section 51.054, Occupations Code,
  as that law existed before the effective date of this Act, is only
  required to complete additional training on the subjects added by
  this article to the training program required by Section 51.054,
  Occupations Code. A member described by this subsection may not
  vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a
  meeting of the commission held on or after December 1, 2021, until
  the member completes the additional training.
  ARTICLE 2. DEREGULATION
         SECTION 2.01.  The following provisions of the Occupations
  Code are repealed:
               (1)  Chapter 1703;
               (2)  Chapter 1802; and
               (3)  Section 2052.002(11-a).
         SECTION 2.02.  Articles 18.19(c), (d), and (e), Code of
  Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  If there is no prosecution or conviction for an offense
  involving the weapon seized, the magistrate to whom the seizure was
  reported shall, before the 61st day after the date the magistrate
  determines that there will be no prosecution or conviction, notify
  in writing the person found in possession of the weapon that the
  person is entitled to the weapon upon written request to the
  magistrate. The magistrate shall order the weapon returned to the
  person found in possession before the 61st day after the date the
  magistrate receives a request from the person. If the weapon is not
  requested before the 61st day after the date of notification, the
  magistrate shall, before the 121st day after the date of
  notification, order the weapon destroyed, sold at public sale by
  the law enforcement agency holding the weapon or by an auctioneer
  [licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code], or forfeited to
  the state for use by the law enforcement agency holding the weapon
  or by a county forensic laboratory designated by the magistrate. If
  the magistrate does not order the return, destruction, sale, or
  forfeiture of the weapon within the applicable period prescribed by
  this subsection, the law enforcement agency holding the weapon may
  request an order of destruction, sale, or forfeiture of the weapon
  from the magistrate. Only a firearms dealer licensed under 18
  U.S.C. Section 923 may purchase a weapon at public sale under this
  subsection. Proceeds from the sale of a  seized weapon under this
  subsection shall be transferred, after the deduction of court costs
  to which a district court clerk is entitled under Article 59.05(f),
  followed by the deduction of auction costs, to the law enforcement
  agency holding the weapon.
         (d)  A person either convicted or receiving deferred
  adjudication under Chapter 46, Penal Code, is entitled to the
  weapon seized upon request to the court in which the person was
  convicted or placed on deferred adjudication. However, the court
  entering the judgment shall order the weapon destroyed, sold at
  public sale by the law enforcement agency holding the weapon or by
  an auctioneer [licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code],  or
  forfeited to the state for use by the law enforcement agency holding
  the weapon or by a county forensic laboratory designated by the
  court if:
               (1)  the person does not request the weapon before the
  61st day after the date of the judgment of conviction or the order
  placing the person on deferred adjudication;
               (2)  the person has been previously convicted under
  Chapter 46, Penal Code;
               (3)  the weapon is one defined as a prohibited weapon
  under Chapter 46, Penal Code;
               (4)  the offense for which the person is convicted or
  receives deferred adjudication was committed in or on the premises
  of a playground, school, video arcade facility, or youth center, as
  those terms are defined by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code;
  or
               (5)  the court determines based on the prior criminal
  history of the defendant or based on the circumstances surrounding
  the commission of the offense that possession of the seized weapon
  would pose a threat to the community or one or more individuals.
         (e)  If the person found in possession of a weapon is
  convicted of an offense involving the use of the weapon, before the
  61st day after the date of conviction the court entering judgment of
  conviction shall order destruction of the weapon, sale at public
  sale by the law enforcement agency holding the weapon or by an
  auctioneer [licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code],  or
  forfeiture to the state for use by the law enforcement agency
  holding the weapon or by a county forensic laboratory designated by
  the court. If the court entering judgment of conviction does not
  order the destruction, sale, or forfeiture of the weapon within the
  period prescribed by this subsection, the law enforcement agency
  holding the weapon may request an order of destruction, sale, or
  forfeiture of the weapon from a magistrate. Only a firearms dealer
  licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 may purchase a weapon at public
  sale under this subsection. Proceeds from the sale of a seized
  weapon under this subsection shall be transferred, after the
  deduction of court costs to which a district court clerk is entitled
  under Article 59.05(f), followed by the deduction of auction costs,
  to the law enforcement agency holding the weapon.
         SECTION 2.03.  Section 54.0405(d), Family Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  A polygraph examination required as a condition of
  probation under Subsection (a) must be administered by an
  individual who is [:
               [(1)]  specified by the local juvenile probation
  department supervising the child [; and
               [(2)  licensed as a polygraph examiner under Chapter
  1703, Occupations Code].
         SECTION 2.04.  Sections 411.0074(c) and (d), Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The polygraph examination required by this section may
  only be administered by a polygraph examiner [licensed under
  Chapter 1703, Occupations Code,] who:
               (1)  is a peace officer commissioned by the department;
  or
               (2)  has a minimum of two years of experience
  conducting preemployment polygraph examinations for a law
  enforcement agency.
         (d)  The department and the polygraph examiner shall
  maintain the confidentiality of the results of a polygraph
  examination administered under this section, except that [:
               [(1)  the department and the polygraph examiner may
  disclose the results in accordance with Section 1703.306,
  Occupations Code; and
               [(2)  notwithstanding Section 1703.306, Occupations
  Code,] the department may disclose any admission of criminal
  conduct made during the course of an examination to another
  appropriate governmental entity.
         SECTION 2.05.  Section 245.053(d), Human Resources Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A polygraph examination required as a condition of
  release under Subsection (a) must be administered by an individual
  who is [:
               [(1)]  specified by the department [; and
               [(2)  licensed as a polygraph examiner under Chapter
  1703, Occupations Code].
         SECTION 2.06.  Section 252.022(a), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This chapter does not apply to an expenditure for:
               (1)  a procurement made because of a public calamity
  that requires the immediate appropriation of money to relieve the
  necessity of the municipality's residents or to preserve the
  property of the municipality;
               (2)  a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the
  public health or safety of the municipality's residents;
               (3)  a procurement necessary because of unforeseen
  damage to public machinery, equipment, or other property;
               (4)  a procurement for personal, professional, or
  planning services;
               (5)  a procurement for work that is performed and paid
  for by the day as the work progresses;
               (6)  a purchase of land or a right-of-way;
               (7)  a procurement of items that are available from
  only one source, including:
                     (A)  items that are available from only one source
  because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural
  monopolies;
                     (B)  films, manuscripts, or books;
                     (C)  gas, water, and other utility services;
                     (D)  captive replacement parts or components for
  equipment;
                     (E)  books, papers, and other library materials
  for a public library that are available only from the persons
  holding exclusive distribution rights to the materials; and
                     (F)  management services provided by a nonprofit
  organization to a municipal museum, park, zoo, or other facility to
  which the organization has provided significant financial or other
  benefits;
               (8)  a purchase of rare books, papers, and other
  library materials for a public library;
               (9)  paving drainage, street widening, and other public
  improvements, or related matters, if at least one-third of the cost
  is to be paid by or through special assessments levied on property
  that will benefit from the improvements;
               (10)  a public improvement project, already in
  progress, authorized by the voters of the municipality, for which
  there is a deficiency of funds for completing the project in
  accordance with the plans and purposes authorized by the voters;
               (11)  a payment under a contract by which a developer
  participates in the construction of a public improvement as
  provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 212;
               (12)  personal property sold:
                     (A)  at an auction [by a state licensed
  auctioneer];
                     (B)  at a going out of business sale held in
  compliance with Subchapter F, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;
                     (C)  by a political subdivision of this state, a
  state agency of this state, or an entity of the federal government;
  or
                     (D)  under an interlocal contract for cooperative
  purchasing administered by a regional planning commission
  established under Chapter 391;
               (13)  services performed by blind or severely disabled
  persons;
               (14)  goods purchased by a municipality for subsequent
  retail sale by the municipality;
               (15)  electricity; or
               (16)  advertising, other than legal notices.
         SECTION 2.07.  Section 262.024(a), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A contract for the purchase of any of the following
  items is exempt from the requirement established by Section 262.023
  if the commissioners court by order grants the exemption:
               (1)  an item that must be purchased in a case of public
  calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve
  the necessity of the citizens or to preserve the property of the
  county;
               (2)  an item necessary to preserve or protect the
  public health or safety of the residents of the county;
               (3)  an item necessary because of unforeseen damage to
  public property;
               (4)  a personal or professional service;
               (5)  any individual work performed and paid for by the
  day, as the work progresses, provided that no individual is
  compensated under this subsection for more than 20 working days in
  any three month period;
               (6)  any land or right-of-way;
               (7)  an item that can be obtained from only one source,
  including:
                     (A)  items for which competition is precluded
  because of the existence of patents, copyrights, secret processes,
  or monopolies;
                     (B)  films, manuscripts, or books;
                     (C)  electric power, gas, water, and other utility
  services; and
                     (D)  captive replacement parts or components for
  equipment;
               (8)  an item of food;
               (9)  personal property sold:
                     (A)  at an auction [by a state licensed
  auctioneer];
                     (B)  at a going out of business sale held in
  compliance with Subchapter F, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;
  or
                     (C)  by a political subdivision of this state, a
  state agency of this state, or an entity of the federal government;
               (10)  any work performed under a contract for community
  and economic development made by a county under Section 381.004; or
               (11)  vehicle and equipment repairs.
         SECTION 2.08.  Section 263.153(c), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A county that contracts with an auctioneer [licensed
  under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code,] who uses an Internet auction
  site offering online bidding through the Internet to sell surplus
  or salvage property under this subchapter having an estimated value
  of not more than $500 shall satisfy the notice requirement under
  this section by posting the property on the site for at least 10
  days unless the property is sold before the 10th day.
         SECTION 2.09.  Section 1101.005, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1101.005.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter
  does not apply to:
               (1)  an attorney licensed in this state;
               (2)  an attorney-in-fact authorized under a power of
  attorney to conduct not more than three real estate transactions
  annually;
               (3)  a public official while engaged in official
  duties;
               (4)  an auctioneer [licensed under Chapter 1802] while
  conducting the sale of real estate by auction if the auctioneer does
  not perform another act of a broker;
               (5)  a person conducting a real estate transaction
  under a court order or the authority of a will or written trust
  instrument;
               (6)  a person employed by an owner in the sale of
  structures and land on which structures are located if the
  structures are erected by the owner in the course of the owner's
  business;
               (7)  an on-site manager of an apartment complex;
               (8)  an owner or the owner's employee who leases the
  owner's improved or unimproved real estate; or
               (9)  a transaction involving:
                     (A)  the sale, lease, or transfer of a mineral or
  mining interest in real property;
                     (B)  the sale, lease, or transfer of a cemetery
  lot;
                     (C)  the lease or management of a hotel or motel;
  or
                     (D)  the sale of real property under a power of
  sale conferred by a deed of trust or other contract lien.
         SECTION 2.10.  Section 2052.107, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2052.107.  OTHER COMBATIVE SPORTS LICENSES. Unless a
  person holds a license or registration issued under this chapter,
  the person may not act as a combative sports:
               (1)  professional contestant;
               (2)  manager of a professional contestant;
               (3)  referee; or
               (4)  judge [;
               [(5)  second;
               [(6)  matchmaker; or
               [(7)  event coordinator].
         SECTION 2.11.  Sections 33.25(b), (f), and (g), Tax Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commissioners court of a county having a population
  of three million or more by official action may authorize a peace
  officer or the collector for the county charged with selling
  property under this subchapter by public auction to enter into an
  agreement with an auctioneer [a person who holds an auctioneer's
  license] to advertise the auction sale of the property and to
  conduct the auction sale of the property. The agreement may provide
  for on-line bidding and sale.
         (f)  The proceeds of a sale of property under this section
  shall be applied to:
               (1)  any compensation owed to or any expense advanced
  by the [licensed] auctioneer under an agreement entered into under
  Subsection (b) or a service provider under an agreement entered
  into under Subsection (c);
               (2)  all usual costs, expenses, and fees of the seizure
  and sale, payable to the peace officer conducting the sale;
               (3)  all additional expenses incurred in advertising
  the sale or in removing, storing, preserving, or safeguarding the
  seized property pending its sale;
               (4)  all usual court costs payable to the clerk of the
  court that issued the tax warrant; and
               (5)  taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney's fees
  included in the application for warrant.
         (g)  The peace officer or [licensed] auctioneer conducting
  the sale shall pay all proceeds from the sale to the collector
  designated in the tax warrant for distribution as required by
  Subsection (f).
         SECTION 2.12.  Section 460.406(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The board of directors may authorize the negotiation of
  a contract without competitive sealed bids or proposals if:
               (1)  the aggregate amount involved in the contract is
  less than the greater of:
                     (A)  $50,000; or
                     (B)  the amount of an expenditure under a contract
  that would require a municipality to comply with Section
  252.021(a), Local Government Code;
               (2)  the contract is for construction for which not
  more than one bid or proposal is received;
               (3)  the contract is for services or property for which
  there is only one source or for which it is otherwise impracticable
  to obtain competition, including:
                     (A)  items that are available from only one source
  because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural
  monopolies;
                     (B)  gas, water, and other utility services; and
                     (C)  captive replacement parts or components for
  equipment;
               (4)  the contract is to respond to an emergency for
  which the public exigency does not permit the delay incident to the
  competitive process;
               (5)  the contract is for personal, professional, or
  planning services;
               (6)  the contract, without regard to form and which may
  include bonds, notes, loan agreements, or other obligations, is for
  the purpose of borrowing money or is a part of a transaction
  relating to the borrowing of money, including:
                     (A)  a credit support agreement, such as a line or
  letter of credit or other debt guaranty;
                     (B)  a bond, note, debt sale or purchase, trustee,
  paying agent, remarketing agent, indexing agent, or similar
  agreement;
                     (C)  an agreement with a securities dealer,
  broker, or underwriter; and
                     (D)  any other contract or agreement considered by
  the board of directors to be appropriate or necessary in support of
  the authority's financing activities;
               (7)  the contract is for work that is performed and paid
  for by the day as the work progresses;
               (8)  the contract is for the lease or purchase of an
  interest in land;
               (9)  the contract is for the purchase of personal
  property sold:
                     (A)  at an auction [by a state licensed
  auctioneer];
                     (B)  at a going out of business sale held in
  compliance with Subchapter F, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;
  or
                     (C)  by a political subdivision of this state, a
  state agency, or an entity of the federal government;
               (10)  the contract is for services performed by persons
  who are blind or have severe disabilities;
               (11)  the contract is for the purchase of electricity;
               (12)  the contract is one for an authority project and
  awarded for alternate project delivery using the procedures,
  requirements, and limitations under Subchapters E, F, G, H, and I,
  Chapter 2269, Government Code; or
               (13)  the contract is for fare enforcement officer
  services under Section 460.1092.
         SECTION 2.13.  Sections 503.024(b) and (d), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  For the purposes of Section 503.021, a person is not
  engaging in business as a dealer by:
               (1)  selling or offering to sell, if the sale or offer
  is not made to avoid a requirement of this chapter, a vehicle the
  person acquired for personal or business use to:
                     (A)  a person other than a retail buyer if not sold
  or offered through an [a licensed] auctioneer; or
                     (B)  any person if the sale or offer is made
  through an [a licensed] auctioneer;
               (2)  selling, in a manner provided by law for the forced
  sale of vehicles, a vehicle in which the person holds a security
  interest;
               (3)  acting under a court order as a receiver, trustee,
  administrator, executor, guardian, or other appointed person;
               (4)  selling a vehicle the person acquired from the
  vehicle's owner as a result of paying an insurance claim if the
  person is an insurance company;
               (5)  selling an antique passenger car or truck that is
  at least 25 years of age; or
               (6)  selling a special interest vehicle that is at
  least 12 years of age if the person is a collector.
         (d)  For the purposes of Section 503.021, an [a licensed]
  auctioneer is not engaging in business as a dealer by, as a bid
  caller, selling or offering to sell property, including a business
  that holds the title to any number of vehicles, to the highest
  bidder at a bona fide auction if:
               (1)  legal or equitable title does not pass to the
  auctioneer;
               (2)  the auction is not held to avoid a requirement of
  this chapter; and
               (3)  for an auction of vehicles owned legally or
  equitably by a person who holds a general distinguishing number,
  the auction is conducted at the location for which the general
  distinguishing number was issued.
         SECTION 2.14.  On the effective date of this Act:
               (1)  the Polygraph Advisory Committee is abolished;
               (2)  the Auctioneer Advisory Board is abolished; and
               (3)  money in the auctioneer education and recovery
  fund is transferred to the general revenue fund.
         SECTION 2.15.  On the effective date of this Act, a pending
  regulatory action, including a complaint investigation,
  disciplinary action, or administrative penalty proceeding, of the
  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation with respect to a
  license, permit, or certification issued under a law repealed by
  this article, is terminated.
         SECTION 2.16.  On the effective date of this Act, a license,
  permit, or certification issued under a law repealed by this
  article expires.
  ARTICLE 3. BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY
         SECTION 3.01.  Section 1603.001, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.001.  GENERAL DEFINITIONS. [(a)] In this
  chapter:
               (1)  "Advisory board" means the Barbering and
  Cosmetology Advisory Board.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of
  Licensing and Regulation.
               (3) [(2)]  "Department" means the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation.
               (4)  "Establishment" means a place that holds a license
  issued under Subchapter E-2 in which barbering or cosmetology is
  practiced.
               (5) [(3)]  "Executive director" means the executive
  director of the department.
               (6)  "Manager" means the person who controls or directs
  the business of an establishment or directs the work of a person
  employed in an establishment.
               (7)  "School" means a place that holds a license issued
  under Subchapter E-3 to teach barbering or cosmetology.
         [(b)  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
  definitions in Chapters 1601 and 1602 apply to this chapter.]
         SECTION 3.02.  Subchapter A, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1603.0011, 1603.0012, 1603.0013, and
  1603.0014 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.0011.  DEFINITION OF BARBERING. In this chapter,
  "barbering" means:
               (1)  the practice of performing or offering or
  attempting to perform for compensation or the promise of
  compensation any of the following services:
                     (A)  treating a person's mustache or beard by
  arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, shaving, styling, or
  trimming;
                     (B)  treating a person's hair by:
                           (i)  arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
  cleansing, coloring, curling, dressing, dyeing, processing,
  shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or waving;
                           (ii)  providing a necessary service that is
  preparatory or ancillary to a service under Subparagraph (i),
  including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming; or
                           (iii)  cutting the person's hair as a
  separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or
  indirectly made separately from a charge for any other service;
                     (C)  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a
  person's scalp, face, neck, arms, or shoulders:
                           (i)  by hand or by using a device, apparatus,
  or appliance; and
                           (ii)  with or without the use of any cosmetic
  preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
                     (D)  beautifying a person's face, neck, arms, or
  shoulders using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion,
  powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
                     (E)  treating a person's nails by:
                           (i)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
  coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or
                           (ii)  attaching false nails;
                     (F)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or
  beautifying a person's hands;
                     (G)  administering facial treatments; or
                     (H)  weaving a person's hair by using any method
  to attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp;
               (2)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a person is a barber or is authorized to practice
  barbering; or
               (3)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a location or place of business is an establishment or
  school.
         Sec. 1603.0012.  DEFINITION OF COSMETOLOGY. (a)  In this
  chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of performing or offering
  to perform for compensation any of the following services:
               (1)  treating a person's hair by:
                     (A)  providing any method of treatment as a
  primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
  cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing,
  shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or waving;
                     (B)  providing a necessary service that is
  preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A),
  including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair
  or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or
                     (C)  cutting the person's hair as a separate and
  independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly
  made separately from charges for any other service;
               (2)  treating a person's mustache or beard by
  arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
  or shaving with a safety razor;
               (3)  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's
  scalp, face, neck, or arms:
                     (A)  by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or
  appliance; and
                     (B)  with or without the use of any cosmetic
  preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
               (4)  beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a
  cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil,
  clay, cream, or appliance;
               (5)  administering facial treatments;
               (6)  removing superfluous hair from a person's body
  using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other
  devices or appliances of any kind or description;
               (7)  treating a person's nails by:
                     (A)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
  coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
                     (B)  attaching false nails;
               (8)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a
  person's hands or feet;
               (9)  applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions
  composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or
               (10)  weaving a person's hair.
         (b)  In this section, "safety razor" means a razor that is
  fitted with a guard close to the cutting edge of the razor that is
  intended to:
               (1)  prevent the razor from cutting too deeply; and
               (2)  reduce the risk and incidence of accidental cuts.
         Sec. 1603.0013.  SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING OR
  COSMETOLOGY. Barbering and cosmetology do not include:
               (1)  threading, which involves removing unwanted hair
  from a person by using a piece of thread that is looped around the
  hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental
  trimming of eyebrow hair; or
               (2)  servicing a person's wig, toupee, or artificial
  hairpiece on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail
  sale in any manner described by:
                     (A)  Section 1603.0011(1)(B); or
                     (B)  Section 1603.0012(a)(1).
         Sec. 1603.0014.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter does
  not apply to a person who:
               (1)  does not represent or advertise to the public
  directly or indirectly that the person is authorized by the
  department to practice barbering or cosmetology and the person is:
                     (A)  licensed in this state to practice medicine,
  dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, or nursing and operating within
  the scope of the person's license;
                     (B)  a commissioned or authorized medical or
  surgical officer of the United States armed forces; or
                     (C)  an inmate in the institutional division of
  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who performs barbering or
  cosmetology during the person's incarceration;
               (2)  provides a service in an emergency;
               (3)  is in the business of or receives compensation for
  makeup applications only;
               (4)  provides a cosmetic service as a volunteer or an
  employee performing regular duties at a licensed nursing or
  convalescent custodial or personal care home to a patient residing
  in the home;
               (5)  owns, operates, or manages a licensed nursing or
  convalescent custodial or personal care home that allows a person
  with an operator license to perform cosmetic services for patients
  residing in the home on an occasional but not daily basis;
               (6)  provides an incidental cosmetic service, or owns,
  operates, or manages the location where that service is provided,
  if the primary purpose of the service is to enable or assist the
  recipient of the service to participate as the subject of:
                     (A)  a photographic sitting at a permanent
  establishment that charges a fee exclusively for a photographic
  sitting;
                     (B)  a television appearance; or
                     (C)  the filming of a motion picture; or
               (7)  performs only natural hair braiding, including
  braiding a person's hair, trimming hair extensions only as
  applicable to the braiding process, and attaching commercial hair
  by braiding and without the use of chemicals or adhesives.
         SECTION 3.03.  Section 1603.002, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.002.  REGULATION OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY BY
  DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. The department shall
  administer this chapter [and Chapters 1601 and 1602.  A reference
  in this chapter to the commission's or department's powers or duties
  applies only in relation to those chapters, except that this
  section does not limit the department's or commission's general
  powers under Chapter 51].
         SECTION 3.04.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER B. [ADVISORY BOARDS FOR] BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY
  ADVISORY BOARD
         Sec. 1603.051.  ADVISORY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. The Barbering
  and Cosmetology Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed
  by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's
  approval, as follows:
               (1)  four members who each hold an individual
  practitioner license under Subchapter E-1, including:
                     (A)  at least one holder of a Class A barber
  license; and
                     (B)  at least one holder of a cosmetology operator
  license;
               (2)  two members who each hold an establishment
  license;
               (3)  two members who each hold a school license; and
               (4)  one member who represents the public.
         Sec. 1603.052.  DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The advisory
  board [boards established under Chapters 1601 and 1602] shall
  advise the commission and the department on:
               (1)  education and curricula for applicants;
               (2)  the content of examinations;
               (3)  proposed rules and standards on technical issues
  related to barbering and cosmetology; and
               (4)  other issues affecting [administering this
  chapter and Chapters 1601 and 1602 regarding] barbering and [or]
  cosmetology[, as applicable].
         (b)  The advisory board shall respond to questions from the
  commission and the department regarding barbering and cosmetology.
         Sec. 1603.053.  TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the
  advisory board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of
  three members expiring January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
         (b)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the
  presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's
  approval, shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.
         Sec. 1603.054.  PRESIDING OFFICER; TERM. (a) Subject to
  Subsection (b), the presiding officer of the commission shall
  designate a member of the advisory board to serve as the presiding
  officer of the advisory board for a two-year term.
         (b)  The presiding officer of the commission shall designate
  each member of the advisory board who represents the public to serve
  as the presiding officer of the advisory board for at least one
  term.
         SECTION 3.05.  Section 1603.101, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.101.  RULES. The commission shall adopt rules
  consistent with this chapter for[:
               [(1)]  the administration of this chapter and the
  operations of the department in regulating barbering and
  cosmetology[; and
               [(2)  the administration of Chapters 1601 and 1602].
         SECTION 3.06.  Section 1603.103(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Until the department determines, by inspection, that
  the person has established the school in compliance with this
  chapter, [Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602,] a person may not operate a
  school licensed [or permitted] under this chapter[, Chapter 1601,
  or Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.07.  Sections 1603.104(a) and (d), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department may enter and inspect at any time during
  business hours:
               (1)  the place of business of any person regulated
  under this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602]; or
               (2)  any place in which the department has reasonable
  cause to believe that a [certificate,] license[,] or permit holder
  is practicing in violation of this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or
  Chapter 1602] or in violation of a rule or order of the commission
  or executive director.
         (d)  An inspector who discovers a violation of this chapter[,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] or of a rule or order of the
  commission or executive director shall:
               (1)  provide written notice of the violation to the
  license[, certificate,] or permit holder on a form prescribed by
  the department; and
               (2)  file a complaint with the executive director.
         SECTION 3.08.  Section 1603.1045, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.1045.  CONTRACT TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS. The
  department may contract with a person to perform for the department
  inspections of a school or establishment [, shop, or other facility
  under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.09.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1603.106 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.106.  CERTAIN BUILDING AND FACILITY STANDARDS
  PROHIBITED. The commission may not establish building or facility
  standards for a school that are not related to health and safety,
  including a requirement that a building or facility of the school
  have a specific:
               (1)  square footage of floor space;
               (2)  number of chairs; or
               (3)  number of sinks.
         SECTION 3.10.  Section 1603.151, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.151.  NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION
  AND PARTICIPATION. The commission by rule shall establish methods
  by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name,
  mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the
  purpose of directing complaints to the department regarding
  barbering and cosmetology. The department may provide for that
  notice:
               (1)  on each registration form, application, or written
  contract for services of a person regulated under this chapter[,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602];
               (2)  on a sign prominently displayed in the place of
  business of each person regulated under this chapter[, Chapter
  1601, or Chapter 1602]; or
               (3)  in a bill for service provided by a person
  regulated under this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.11.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 1603,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL [CERTIFICATE,] LICENSE[,] AND PERMIT
  PROVISIONS [REQUIREMENTS]
         SECTION 3.12.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1603.2001 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.2001.  RULES FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.
  (a) The commission by rule shall establish requirements for the
  issuance of:
               (1)  a license for an individual practitioner,
  establishment, or school; and
               (2)  a student permit.
         (b)  A requirement established for the issuance of a license
  must be the least restrictive requirement possible to ensure public
  safety without creating a barrier to entry into the licensed
  occupation.
         (c)  Requirements established under this section:
               (1)  for an individual practitioner specialty license
  may not be more stringent than requirements for a Class A barber
  license or a cosmetology operator license; and
               (2)  for a specialty establishment license may not be
  more stringent than requirements for an establishment license.
         (d)  The commission, as appropriate, shall establish
  standardized requirements within license categories.
         SECTION 3.13.  Sections 1603.201 and 1603.202, Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.201.  APPLICATION FORM. An application for a
  [certificate,] license[,] or permit under this chapter must be made
  on a form prescribed [and provided] by the department.
         Sec. 1603.202.  DUPLICATE [CERTIFICATE,] LICENSE[,] OR
  PERMIT. The department shall issue a duplicate [certificate,]
  license[,] or permit to an applicant who:
               (1)  submits an application for a duplicate
  [certificate,] license[,] or permit to the department; and
               (2)  pays the required fee.
         SECTION 3.14.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1603.2025 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.2025.  TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a)  The department may
  issue a temporary license.
         (b)  The commission by rule may establish requirements for
  the issuance of a temporary license.
         (c)  A temporary license expires on the 60th day after the
  date the license is issued. A temporary license may not be renewed.
         SECTION 3.15.  Sections 1603.203 and 1603.204, Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.203.  PROVISIONAL [CERTIFICATE OR] LICENSE. (a)
  The department may issue a provisional [certificate or] license to
  an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks a
  [certificate or] license in this state and who:
               (1)  has been licensed in good standing in the
  profession for which the person seeks the [certificate or] license
  for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign
  country, that has requirements substantially equivalent to the
  requirements of this chapter [, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602, as
  appropriate]; and
               (2)  has passed a national or other examination
  recognized by the commission relating to the practice of that
  profession.
         (b)  A provisional [certificate or] license is valid until
  the date the department approves or denies the provisional
  [certificate or] license holder's application.  The department
  shall issue a [certificate or] license to the provisional
  [certificate or] license holder if:
               (1)  the provisional [certificate or] license holder is
  eligible to hold a [certificate or] license under this chapter
  [Chapter 1601 or Chapter 1602]; or
               (2)  the provisional [certificate or] license holder
  passes the part of the examination [under Chapter 1601 or Chapter
  1602] that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding
  of the laws and rules relating to the practice of the profession in
  this state and:
                     (A)  the department verifies that the provisional
  [certificate or] license holder meets the academic and experience
  requirements for the [certificate or] license; and
                     (B)  the provisional [certificate or] license
  holder satisfies any other [certificate or] license requirements.
         (c)  The department must approve or deny a provisional
  [certificate or] license holder's application for a [certificate
  or] license not later than the 180th day after the date the
  provisional [certificate or] license is issued. The department may
  extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not
  been received by the department before the end of that period.
         Sec. 1603.204.  RECIPROCAL [CERTIFICATE,] LICENSE[, OR
  PERMIT]. (a) A person who holds a license[, certificate, or
  permit] to practice barbering or cosmetology from another state or
  country that has standards or work experience requirements that are
  substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter [,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] may apply for a license[,
  certificate, or permit] to perform the same acts of barbering or
  cosmetology in this state that the person practiced in the other
  state or country.
         (b)  The person must:
               (1)  submit an application for the license[,
  certificate, or permit] to the department; and
               (2)  pay fees in an amount prescribed by the
  commission, including any applicable license[, certificate, or
  permit] fee.
         (c)  A person issued a license[, certificate, or permit]
  under this section:
               (1)  may perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology
  stated on the license[, certificate, or permit]; and
               (2)  is subject to the renewal procedures and fees
  provided in this chapter [, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] for the
  performance of those acts of barbering or cosmetology.
         SECTION 3.16.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1603.2041 and 1603.2042 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 1603.2041.  INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The holder of a
  license issued under this chapter may place the license on inactive
  status by:
               (1)  applying to the commission on a form prescribed by
  the commission not later than the 10th day before the date the
  license expires; and
               (2)  paying the required fee.
         (b)  The holder of a license that has been placed on inactive
  status under this section is not required to comply with any
  continuing education requirements established by the commission
  under this chapter.
         (c)  To maintain inactive status, the holder of a license
  must reapply for inactive status on or before the second
  anniversary of the date the status is granted by submitting the
  required form accompanied by the required renewal fee.
         (d)  The holder of a license to practice barbering or
  cosmetology that has been placed on inactive status under this
  section may not perform or attempt to perform the practice of
  barbering or cosmetology.
         (e)  A person whose license is on inactive status under this
  section may return the person's license to active status by:
               (1)  applying to the commission for reinstatement of
  the license on the form prescribed by the commission;
               (2)  submitting written documentation that the person
  has completed any applicable continuing education requirements
  under this chapter within the preceding two years; and
               (3)  paying the required license fee.
         Sec. 1603.2042.  REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY
  RETIREE. A license holder who retires from practice and whose
  license under Subchapter E-1 has been expired for more than five
  years may qualify for a new license by applying to the department
  and by:
               (1)  making a proper showing to the department,
  supported by a personal affidavit;
               (2)  paying the required examination fee;
               (3)  passing a satisfactory examination conducted by
  the department; and
               (4)  paying the fee for an original license.
         SECTION 3.17.  Sections 1603.208(a)(2) and (3), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Digitally prearranged remote service" means a
  barbering or cosmetology service performed for compensation by a
  person holding a license[, certificate of registration, or permit]
  under Subchapter E-1 [Chapter 1601 or 1602 or this chapter] that is:
                     (A)  prearranged through a digital network; and
                     (B)  performed at a location other than an
  establishment [a place of business that is] licensed [or permitted]
  under Subchapter E-2 [Chapter 1601 or 1602 or this chapter].
               (3)  "Remote service business" means a corporation,
  partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that, for
  compensation, enables a client to schedule a digitally prearranged
  remote service with a person holding a license[, certificate of
  registration, or permit] under Subchapter E-1 [Chapter 1601 or 1602
  or this chapter].
         SECTION 3.18.  Sections 1603.208(c), (d), (f), (g), and (i),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Sections 1603.2108 and 1603.2109 [1601.453, 1601.455,
  1602.251(c), and 1602.407] do not apply to a digitally prearranged
  remote service scheduled through a remote service business.
         (d)  A person who holds a license[, certificate of
  registration, or permit] to practice barbering or cosmetology and
  who performs a digitally prearranged remote service shall:
               (1)  comply with this section and the rules adopted
  under this section; and
               (2)  practice within the scope of the person's
  license[, certificate of registration, or permit].
         (f)  Before a person licensed[, registered, or permitted] to
  practice barbering or cosmetology performs a digitally prearranged
  remote service for a client requesting the service, a remote
  service business must [shall] provide through the entity's digital
  network:
               (1)  the following information regarding the person who
  will perform the service:
                     (A)  the person's first and last name;
                     (B)  the [number of the] person's license number[,
  certificate of registration, or permit, as applicable]; and
                     (C)  a photograph of the person;
               (2)  the following information regarding the business:
                     (A)  Internet website address; and
                     (B)  telephone number; and
               (3)  the department's Internet website address and
  telephone number and notice that the client may contact the
  department to file a complaint against the business or person.
         (g)  Within a reasonable time after completion of a digitally
  prearranged remote service, the remote service business shall issue
  to the client who requested the service a receipt that includes:
               (1)  the date the service was provided;
               (2)  a description of the service;
               (3)  the first and last name of the person who performed
  the service;
               (4)  the [number of the] person's license number[,
  certificate of registration, or permit, as applicable];
               (5)  the following information regarding the business:
                     (A)  Internet website address; and
                     (B)  telephone number; and
               (6)  the department's Internet website address and
  telephone number and notice that the client may contact the
  department to file a complaint against the business or person.
         (i)  A remote service business shall terminate a person's
  access to the business's digital network if the business or
  department determines the person violated:
               (1)  this chapter; or
               (2)  a rule adopted under this chapter[;
               [(3)  Chapter 1601 or 1602; or
               [(4)  a rule adopted under Chapter 1601 or 1602].
         SECTION 3.19.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1603.209 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.209.  INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. (a) A
  person holding a license or permit issued under Subchapter E-1 may
  not perform any practice of barbering or cosmetology if the person
  knows the person is suffering from an infectious or contagious
  disease for which the person is not entitled to protection under the
  federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section
  12101 et seq.).
         (b)  A person holding an establishment or school license may
  not employ a person to perform any practice of barbering or
  cosmetology or to instruct in the practice of barbering or
  cosmetology if the license holder knows that the person is
  suffering from an infectious or contagious disease for which the
  person is not entitled to protection under the federal Americans
  with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
         SECTION 3.20.  Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapters E-1, E-2, and E-3 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER E-1. INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER LICENSES; STUDENT PERMIT;
  PRACTICE
         Sec. 1603.2101.  LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED; USE OF CERTAIN
  TERMS WITHOUT LICENSE PROHIBITED. (a)  A person may not perform or
  offer or attempt to perform any act of barbering or cosmetology
  unless the person holds a license or permit issued under this
  subchapter to perform that act.
         (b)  Unless the person holds an appropriate license issued
  under this subchapter, a person may not directly or indirectly use
  or cause to be used as a professional or business identification,
  title, name, representation, asset, or means of advantage or
  benefit:
               (1)  the term "barber" or "barbering";
               (2)  the term "cosmetologist" or "cosmetology"; or
               (3)  any combination, variation, or abbreviation of the
  terms listed in Subdivisions (1) and (2).
         Sec. 1603.2102.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall
  issue a license to an applicant who:
               (1)  meets the applicable eligibility requirements;
               (2)  passes the applicable examination;
               (3)  pays the required fee;
               (4)  has not committed an act that constitutes a ground
  for denial of the license; and
               (5)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the
  department.
         Sec. 1603.2103.  INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER LICENSES. (a)  A
  person holding:
               (1)  a Class A barber license may perform any barbering
  service;
               (2)  a cosmetology operator license may perform any
  cosmetology service;
               (3)  a manicurist license may perform any service
  described by Section 1603.0012(a)(7) or (8);
               (4)  an esthetician license may perform any service
  described by Section 1603.0012(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), or (9);
               (5)  a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any
  service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
  (8), or (9);
               (6)  a hair weaving specialist license may perform any
  service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(10);
               (7)  a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may
  perform any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(3), (4), (5),
  (6), (9), or (10); and
               (8)  an eyelash extension specialist license may
  perform any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(9).
         (b)  The commission by rule shall provide for the issuance
  of:
               (1)  a Class A barber license to a person who holds a
  cosmetology operator license; and
               (2)  a cosmetology operator license to a person who
  holds a Class A barber license.
         Sec. 1603.2104.  WAIVER OF CERTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
  (a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant for a
  Class A barber license described by Section 1603.2103(a)(1), a
  cosmetology operator license described by Section
  1603.2103(a)(2), an esthetician license described by Section
  1603.2103(a)(4), a hair weaving specialist license described by
  Section 1603.2103(a)(6), or a hair weaving specialist/esthetician
  license described by Section 1603.2103(a)(7) if the applicant:
               (1)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the
  department;
               (2)  pays the application fee; and
               (3)  provides proof that the applicant holds a current
  license to engage in the same or a similar activity issued by
  another jurisdiction that has license requirements substantially
  equivalent to those of this state.
         (b)  The department may waive any requirement for a license
  issued under this subchapter, other than a license listed in
  Subsection (a), for an applicant holding a license from another
  state or country that has license requirements substantially
  equivalent to those of this state.
         (c)  The department may not require a personal interview as
  part of the application process under this section.
         (d)  A license issued under this section may be renewed as
  provided by Subchapter G.
         Sec. 1603.2105.  STUDENT PERMIT. (a) A student enrolled in
  a school licensed under Subchapter E-3 must hold a permit stating
  the student's name and the name of the school.
         (b)  The department shall issue a student permit to an
  applicant who submits an application to the department for a
  student permit accompanied by the required fee.
         (c)  A separate application is required for each enrollment,
  reenrollment, or transfer enrollment. The application fee applies
  only to the first enrollment. The department may not charge the
  application fee for any later enrollment, reenrollment, or transfer
  enrollment.
         Sec. 1603.2106.  TRANSFER OF LICENSE OR PERMIT PROHIBITED.
  A license or permit issued under this subchapter is not
  transferable.
         Sec. 1603.2107.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE OR PERMIT. (a) The
  holder of a license issued under this subchapter shall display the
  original license and an attached photograph of the license holder
  in a conspicuous place near the license holder's work chair in the
  establishment in which the holder is working.
         (b)  The holder of a student permit issued under this
  subchapter shall display the permit in a reasonable manner at the
  school in which the permit holder is enrolled.
         Sec. 1603.2108.  LOCATION OF PRACTICE. A person holding a
  license or permit issued under this subchapter may practice
  barbering or cosmetology only at a licensed establishment or
  school.
         Sec. 1603.2109.  SERVICE AT UNLICENSED LOCATION. (a) In
  this section, "licensed facility" means:
               (1)  an establishment licensed under Subchapter E-2; or
               (2)  a school licensed under Subchapter E-3.
         (b)  A person holding a license or permit under this
  subchapter may perform a service within the scope of the license or
  permit at a location other than a licensed facility for a client:
               (1)  who, because of illness or physical or mental
  incapacitation, is unable to receive the service at a licensed
  facility; or
               (2)  in preparation for and at the location of a special
  event, including a wedding.
         (c)  An appointment for a service performed under this
  section must be made through a licensed facility.
  SUBCHAPTER E-2. ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES; OPERATION
         Sec. 1603.2201.  LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not
  own, operate, or manage an establishment in which an act of
  barbering or cosmetology is practiced unless the person holds a
  license issued under this subchapter to operate the establishment.
         (b)  A person may not lease space on the premises of a
  licensed establishment to engage in the practice of barbering or
  cosmetology as an independent contractor unless the person holds a
  license issued under Subchapter E-1.
         Sec. 1603.2202.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall
  issue the applicable establishment license under this subchapter to
  an applicant if:
               (1)  the applicant:
                     (A)  owns the establishment;
                     (B)  verifies the application;
                     (C)  complies with the application requirements
  of this chapter;
                     (D)  pays the required inspection and license
  fees; and
                     (E)  has not committed an act that constitutes a
  ground for denial of a license; and
               (2)  the establishment:
                     (A)  meets the commission's minimum health
  standards for an establishment; and
                     (B)  complies with all commission rules.
         Sec. 1603.2203.  ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES. (a)  An
  establishment licensed as:
               (1)  an establishment may provide any barbering or
  cosmetology service;
               (2)  a manicurist specialty establishment may provide
  any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(7) or (8);
               (3)  an esthetician specialty establishment may
  provide any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(3), (4), (5),
  (6), or (9);
               (4)  a manicurist/esthetician specialty establishment
  may provide any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(3), (4),
  (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9);
               (5)  a hair weaving specialty establishment may provide
  any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(10);
               (6)  an eyelash extension specialty establishment may
  provide any service described by Section 1603.0012(a)(9);
               (7)  a mini-establishment may provide any barbering or
  cosmetology service; and
               (8)  a mobile establishment may provide any barbering
  or cosmetology service.
         (b)  In this section:
               (1)  "Mini-establishment" includes a room or suite of
  rooms that is one of a number of connected establishments in a
  single premises that open onto a common hallway or another
  configuration of operations as determined by commission rule in
  which a person practices under a license issued under Subchapter
  E-1.
               (2)  "Mobile establishment" means a facility that is
  readily movable and where barbering, cosmetology, or both are
  practiced other than at a fixed location.
         Sec. 1603.2204.  TRANSFER OF LICENSE PROHIBITED. A license
  issued under this subchapter is not transferable.
         Sec. 1603.2205.  USE OF ESTABLISHMENT AS SLEEPING QUARTERS
  PROHIBITED. (a) An owner or manager of a licensed establishment
  may not permit a person to sleep in a room used as part of the
  establishment.
         (b)  A person may not perform an act for which a license is
  required in a room in an establishment that is used as sleeping
  quarters.
  SUBCHAPTER E-3. SCHOOL LICENSES; OPERATION
         Sec. 1603.2301.  LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not operate
  a school for instruction in the practice of barbering or
  cosmetology unless the person holds a license issued under this
  subchapter to operate the school.
         Sec. 1603.2302.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall
  issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant who:
               (1)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the
  department;
               (2)  pays the required fee;
               (3)  provides to the department adequate proof of
  financial responsibility; and
               (4)  satisfies any other requirements of this chapter
  or commission rule.
         Sec. 1603.2303.  SCHOOL LICENSES. The holder of a public
  secondary school license, private postsecondary school license, or
  public postsecondary school license may provide instruction in the
  barbering or cosmetology services for which the license holder has
  been approved by the department.
         Sec. 1603.2304.  CHANGE OF SCHOOL OWNERSHIP OR LOCATION.
  (a) If a licensed school changes ownership, the outgoing owner
  shall notify the department of the change not later than the 10th
  day before the date the change takes effect.
         (b)  A licensed school under this subchapter may not change
  the location of the school unless the school obtains approval from
  the department before the change by showing that the proposed
  location meets the requirements of this chapter and commission
  rules.
         Sec. 1603.2305.  SIGNS REQUIRED. The holder of a school
  license shall:
               (1)  place a sign on the front outside portion of the
  school's building in a prominent place that reads in at least
  10-inch block letters: "SCHOOL--STUDENT PRACTITIONERS"; and
               (2)  prominently display printed signs containing the
  information required by Subdivision (1) on each inside wall of the
  school.
         Sec. 1603.2306.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PROSPECTIVE
  STUDENT. The holder of a school license shall provide to each
  prospective student:
               (1)  a course outline;
               (2)  a schedule of the tuition and other fees assessed;
               (3)  the school's refund policy required under Section
  1603.3602;
               (4)  the school's grading policy and rules relating to
  incomplete grades;
               (5)  the school's rules of operation and conduct,
  including rules relating to absences;
               (6)  the department's name, mailing address, and
  telephone number for the purpose of directing complaints to the
  department; and
               (7)  the current job placement rates and employment
  rates of students who complete a course of instruction.
         Sec. 1603.2307.  COURSE LENGTH AND CURRICULUM CONTENT. (a)
  A licensed school shall design course length and curriculum content
  to reasonably ensure that a student develops the job skills and
  knowledge necessary for employment.
         (b)  A licensed school must submit to the commission for
  approval the course length and curriculum content for each course
  offered by the school. The school may not implement a course length
  and curriculum content without the approval of the commission.
         (c)  Before issuing or renewing a license under this
  subchapter, the department must require the school to account for
  each course length and curriculum content.
         Sec. 1603.2308.  REQUIRED COURSES. (a) A licensed school
  shall instruct students in the theory and practice of subjects
  necessary and beneficial to the practice of barbering and
  cosmetology.
         (b)  The commission by rule shall establish the subjects in
  which students shall receive instruction.
         Sec. 1603.2309.  DAILY ATTENDANCE RECORDS. (a) A licensed
  school shall maintain an attendance book showing a record of the
  students' daily attendance.
         (b)  The department may inspect a school's attendance record
  book at any time.
         Sec. 1603.2310.  INSTRUCTOR-TO-STUDENT RATIO. A licensed
  school must have at least one instructor for every 25 students on
  the school's premises.
         Sec. 1603.2311.  REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT. (a) A licensed
  school shall maintain a monthly progress report regarding each
  student attending the school. The report must certify the daily
  attendance record of each student and the number of credit hours
  earned by each student during the previous month.
         (b)  On a student's completion of a prescribed course of
  instruction, the school shall notify the department that the
  student has completed the required number of hours and is eligible
  to take the appropriate examination.
         (c)  The holder of a school license shall provide to the
  department:
               (1)  the current course completion rates of students
  who attend a course of instruction offered by the school; and
               (2)  job placement rates and employment rates of
  students who complete a course of instruction.
         Sec. 1603.2312.  ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a)
  The holder of a school license shall:
               (1)  establish regular class and instruction hours and
  grades;
               (2)  hold examinations before issuing diplomas; and
               (3)  maintain a copy of the school's curriculum in a
  conspicuous place and verify that the curriculum is being followed.
         (b)  The holder of a school license may not require a student
  to work, be instructed, or earn credit for more than 48 hours in a
  calendar week.
         Sec. 1603.2313.  TRANSFER OF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. (a) A
  student at a licensed school may transfer completed hours of
  instruction to another licensed school in this state.
         (b)  In order for the hours of instruction to be transferred,
  a transcript showing the completed courses and number of hours
  certified by the school in which the instruction was given must be
  submitted to the executive director.
         (c)  In evaluating a student's transcript, the executive
  director shall determine whether the agreed tuition has been paid.
  If the tuition has not been paid, the executive director shall
  notify the student that the student's transcript cannot be
  certified to the school to which the student seeks a transfer until
  proof is provided that the tuition has been paid.
         (d)  On evaluation and approval, the executive director
  shall certify in writing to the student and to the school to which
  the student seeks a transfer that:
               (1)  the stated courses and hours have been
  successfully completed; and
               (2)  the student is not required to repeat the hours of
  instruction.
         (e)  If a school's license has been expired for more than 30
  days, a student of that school may not transfer hours of instruction
  the student completed at that school.
         Sec. 1603.2314.  IDENTIFICATION OF AND WORK PERFORMED BY
  STUDENT. (a) Each licensed school shall maintain in a conspicuous
  place a list of the names and identifying pictures of the students
  who are enrolled in the school's courses.
         (b)  A school may not receive compensation for work done by a
  student unless the student has completed 10 percent of the required
  number of hours for a license under Subchapter E-1.
         (c)  If a school violates this section, the license of the
  school may be revoked or suspended.
         SECTION 3.21.  Section 1603.252(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The executive director shall determine uniform
  standards for acceptable performance on an examination for a
  license under Subchapter E-1 [or certificate under Chapter 1601 and
  for a license or certificate under Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.22.  Sections 1603.253 and 1603.255, Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.253.  WRITTEN EXAMINATION. The commission shall
  select an examination for each written examination required under
  this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].  The written
  examination must be:
               (1)  validated by an independent testing professional;
  or
               (2)  purchased from a national testing service.
         Sec. 1603.255.  EARLY EXAMINATION.  The commission by rule 
  [department] may allow for the early written examination of a
  student [who has completed the following number of hours of
  instruction in a department-approved training program:
               [(1)  1,000 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber
  certificate in a private barber school;
               [(2)  900 hours for a student seeking an operator
  license in a private cosmetology school; or
               [(3)  900 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber
  certificate or operator license in a publicly funded barber or
  cosmetology school].
         SECTION 3.23.  Sections 1603.256(a) and (c), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission may require a practical examination as it
  considers necessary for a license [or certificate] issued under
  Subchapter E-1 [Chapter 1601 or 1602].
         (c)  The following persons may administer a practical
  examination [required under this subchapter]:
               (1)  the department;
               (2)  a person with whom the department contracts under
  Section 1603.252;
               (3)  a licensed [barber] school[, private beauty
  culture school, or a public secondary or postsecondary beauty
  culture school] that is approved by the department to administer
  the examination under Section 1603.252; or
               (4)  the Windham School District.
         SECTION 3.24.  Subchapter G, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER G. [CERTIFICATE,] LICENSE[, AND PERMIT] RENEWAL
         Sec. 1603.3001.  LICENSE TERMS. (a) Except as provided by
  Subsection (b), a license other than a temporary license expires on
  the second anniversary of the date the license is issued.
         (b)  A school license expires on the first anniversary of the
  date the license is issued.
         Sec. 1603.3002.  RENEWAL RULES. (a) The commission by rule
  may establish requirements for the renewal of a license issued
  under this chapter, including continuing education requirements.
         (b)  The commission may establish separate requirements for:
               (1)  the initial renewal of a license; and
               (2)  subsequent renewals of a license.
         (c)  Before establishing continuing education requirements
  under this section, the commission must consider the potential
  impact of continuing education with respect to:
               (1)  identifying and assisting trafficked persons; and
               (2)  providing license holders with opportunities to
  acquire new skills.
         Sec. 1603.3003.  ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL LICENSE. The
  department shall issue a renewal license on receipt of:
               (1)  a renewal application in the form prescribed by
  the department; and
               (2)  a renewal fee in an amount equal to the original
  license fee.
         Sec. 1603.3004.  RENEWAL WHILE IN ARMED FORCES. (a) The
  department may not require the holder of a Class A barber license
  described by Section 1603.2103(1), a cosmetology operator license
  described by Section 1603.2103(2), a manicurist license described
  by Section 1603.2103(3), an esthetician license described by
  Section 1603.2103(4), or a manicurist/esthetician license
  described by Section 1603.2103(5) who is serving on active duty in
  the United States armed forces to renew the person's license.
         (b)  The department shall issue a renewal license on
  application and payment of the required renewal fee not later than
  the 90th day after the date the person is released or discharged
  from active duty in the United States armed forces.
         Sec. 1603.301.  DENIAL OF RENEWAL DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
  PENALTY. The department may deny a person's request to renew a
  [certificate,] license[, or permit] issued under this chapter[,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] if the person has not paid an
  administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter F, Chapter
  51.  This section does not apply if:
               (1)  the person's time to pay or request a hearing has
  not expired under Section 51.304;
               (2)  the person has requested a hearing under Section
  51.304, but the person's time to pay has not expired under Section
  51.307; or
               (3)  the penalty is stayed.
         SECTION 3.25.  The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 1603,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER H. PRACTICE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE
  LICENSE TYPE [CHAPTERS 1601 AND 1602]
         SECTION 3.26.  Section 1603.351, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.351.  MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS; DISTANCE
  EDUCATION. (a)  The commission shall prescribe the minimum
  curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each
  subject, taught by a licensed school [licensed under this chapter,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         (a-1)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may
  adopt rules to:
               (1)  authorize a licensed school [licensed under this
  chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] to account for any hours of
  instruction completed under this chapter [those chapters] on the
  basis of clock hours or credit hours; and
               (2)  establish standards for determining the
  equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and
  credit hours to clock hours.
         (b)  The commission may adopt rules allowing distance
  education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a
  licensed school [licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or
  Chapter 1602].
         (c)  Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of
  the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school
  [licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.27.  Sections 1603.352(a) and (b), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person who holds a license[, certificate,] or permit
  issued under this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] and who
  performs a [barbering service described by Section 1601.002(1)(E)
  or (F) or a cosmetology] service described by Section
  1603.0012(a)(7) or (8) [1602.002(a)(8) or (9)] shall, before
  performing the service, clean, disinfect, and sterilize with an
  autoclave or dry heat sterilizer or sanitize with an ultraviolet
  sanitizer, in accordance with the sterilizer or sanitizer
  manufacturer's instructions, each metal instrument, including
  metal nail clippers, cuticle pushers, cuticle nippers, and other
  metal instruments, used to perform the service.
         (b)  The owner or manager of a licensed establishment or
  [barber shop, barber] school[, beauty shop, specialty shop, beauty
  culture school, or other facility licensed under this chapter,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602,] is responsible for providing an
  autoclave, a dry heat sterilizer, or an ultraviolet sanitizer for
  use in the establishment [shop] or school as required by Subsection
  (a).
         SECTION 3.28.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1603.353, 1603.354, 1603.355,
  1603.356, 1603.357, and 1603.358 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.353.  EMPLOYMENT OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A
  licensed school may not employ a person holding a license issued
  under Subchapter E-1 solely to perform the practices of barbering
  or cosmetology for which the person is licensed.
         (b)  A person holding a license for an establishment may not
  employ or lease to a person to practice barbering or cosmetology at
  the establishment unless the person holds a license issued under
  Subchapter E-1.
         Sec. 1603.354.  NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. The owner, operator,
  or manager of a licensed establishment or school shall equip the
  establishment or school with the facilities, supplies, appliances,
  furnishings, and materials necessary to enable a person employed on
  the premises to comply with this chapter.
         Sec. 1603.355.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A licensed school or
  establishment shall display the license in a conspicuous place in
  the school or establishment for which the license is issued.
         Sec. 1603.356.  DISPLAY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INFORMATION.
  (a) A licensed school or establishment shall display a sign
  approved by or acceptable to the commission or the department
  concerning services and assistance available to victims of human
  trafficking.
         (b)  The sign required by this section must:
               (1)  be in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese; and
               (2)  include a toll-free telephone number of a
  nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims
  of human trafficking.
         (c)  The commission by rule shall establish requirements
  regarding the posting of signs under this section.
         Sec. 1603.357.  DISPLAY OF SANITATION RULES. A licensed
  school or establishment shall display a copy of the commission's
  sanitation rules.
         Sec. 1603.358.  OPERATION OF ESTABLISHMENT AND SCHOOL ON
  SINGLE PREMISES. A person may not operate an establishment or
  school on the same premises as another one of those facilities
  unless the facilities are separated by walls of permanent
  construction without an opening between the facilities.
         SECTION 3.29.  Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER H-1. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE
  POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS
         Sec. 1603.3601.  CANCELLATION AND SETTLEMENT POLICY. The
  holder of a private postsecondary school license shall maintain a
  cancellation and settlement policy that provides a full refund of
  money paid by a student if the student:
               (1)  cancels the enrollment agreement or contract not
  later than midnight of the third day after the date the agreement or
  contract is signed by the student, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
  and legal holidays; or
               (2)  entered into the enrollment agreement or contract
  because of a misrepresentation made:
                     (A)  in the advertising or promotional materials
  of the school; or
                     (B)  by an owner or representative of the school.
         Sec. 1603.3602.  REFUND POLICY. (a) The holder of a private
  postsecondary school license shall maintain a refund policy to
  provide for the refund of any unused parts of tuition, fees, and
  other charges paid by a student who, at the expiration of the
  cancellation period established under Section 1603.3601:
               (1)  fails to enter the course of training;
               (2)  withdraws from the course of training; or
               (3)  is terminated from the course of training before
  completion of the course.
         (b)  The refund policy must provide that:
               (1)  the refund is based on the period of the student's
  enrollment, computed on the basis of course time expressed in
  scheduled hours, as specified by an enrollment agreement, contract,
  or other document acceptable to the department;
               (2)  the effective date of the termination for refund
  purposes is the earliest of:
                     (A)  the last date of attendance, if the student
  is terminated by the school;
                     (B)  the date the license holder receives the
  student's written notice of withdrawal; or
                     (C)  10 school days after the last date of
  attendance; and
               (3)  the school may retain not more than $100 if:
                     (A)  tuition is collected before the course of
  training begins; and
                     (B)  the student fails to withdraw from the course
  of training before the cancellation period expires.
         Sec. 1603.3603.  WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION OF STUDENT. (a)
  If a student at a private postsecondary school begins a course of
  training that is scheduled to run not more than 12 months and,
  during the last 50 percent of the course, withdraws from the course
  or is terminated by the school, the school:
               (1)  may retain 100 percent of the tuition and fees paid
  by the student; and
               (2)  is not obligated to refund any additional
  outstanding tuition.
         (b)  If a student at a private postsecondary school begins a
  course of training that is scheduled to run not more than 12 months
  and, before the last 50 percent of the course, withdraws from the
  course or is terminated by the school, the school shall refund:
               (1)  90 percent of any outstanding tuition for a
  withdrawal or termination that occurs during the first week or
  first 10 percent of the course, whichever period is shorter;
               (2)  80 percent of any outstanding tuition for a
  withdrawal or termination that occurs after the first week or first
  10 percent of the course, whichever period is shorter, but within
  the first three weeks of the course;
               (3)  75 percent of any outstanding tuition for a
  withdrawal or termination that occurs after the first three weeks
  of the course but not later than the completion of the first 25
  percent of the course; and
               (4)  50 percent of any outstanding tuition for a
  withdrawal or termination that occurs not later than the completion
  of the first 50 percent of the course.
         (c)  A refund owed under this section must be paid not later
  than the 30th day after the date the student becomes eligible for
  the refund.
         Sec. 1603.3604.  INTEREST ON REFUND. (a) If tuition is not
  refunded within the period required by Section 1603.3603, the
  private postsecondary school shall pay interest on the amount of
  the refund for the period beginning the first day after the date the
  refund period expires and ending the day preceding the date the
  refund is made.
         (b)  If tuition is refunded to a lending institution, the
  interest shall be paid to that institution and applied against the
  student's loan.
         (c)  The commissioner of education shall annually set the
  interest rate at a rate sufficient to deter a school from retaining
  money paid by a student.
         (d)  The department may exempt a school from the payment of
  interest if the school makes a good faith effort to refund the
  tuition but is unable to locate the student. The school shall
  provide to the department on request documentation of the effort to
  locate the student.
         Sec. 1603.3605.  REENTRY OF STUDENT AFTER WITHDRAWAL. If a
  student voluntarily withdraws or is terminated after completing 50
  percent of the course at a private postsecondary school, the school
  shall allow the student to reenter at any time during the 48-month
  period following the date of withdrawal or termination.
         Sec. 1603.3606.  EFFECT OF STUDENT WITHDRAWAL. (a) A
  private postsecondary school shall record a grade of incomplete for
  a student who withdraws but is not entitled to a refund under
  Section 1603.3603 if the student:
               (1)  requests the grade at the time the student
  withdraws; and
               (2)  withdraws for an appropriate reason unrelated to
  the student's academic status.
         (b)  A student who receives a grade of incomplete may
  reenroll in the program during the 48-month period following the
  date the student withdraws and complete the subjects without
  payment of additional tuition.
         Sec. 1603.3607.  EFFECT OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL
  CLOSURE. (a) If a private postsecondary school closes, the
  department shall attempt to arrange for students enrolled in the
  closed school to attend another private postsecondary school.
         (b)  If a student from a closed school is placed in another
  private postsecondary school, the expense incurred by the school in
  providing training directly related to educating the student,
  including the applicable tuition for the period for which the
  student paid tuition, shall be paid from the barbering and
  cosmetology school tuition protection account.
         (c)  If a student from a closed private postsecondary school
  cannot be placed in another private postsecondary school, the
  student's tuition and fees shall be refunded as provided by Section
  1603.3602. If a student from a closed private postsecondary school
  does not accept a place that is available and reasonable in another
  private postsecondary school, the student's tuition and fees shall
  be refunded as provided by Section 1603.3603. A refund under this
  subsection shall be paid from the barbering and cosmetology school
  tuition protection account. The amount of the refund may not exceed
  $35,000.
         (d)  If another private postsecondary school assumes
  responsibility for the closed school's students and there are no
  significant changes in the quality of the training, the student
  from the closed school is not entitled to a refund under Subsection
  (c).
         Sec. 1603.3608.  BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL TUITION
  PROTECTION ACCOUNT. (a) If on January 1 of any year the amount in
  the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account is
  less than $225,000, the department shall collect a fee from each
  private postsecondary school during that year by applying a
  percentage to the school's renewal fee at a rate that will bring the
  balance of the account to $225,000.
         (b)  The department shall administer claims made against the
  account.
         (c)  The comptroller shall invest the account in the same
  manner as other state funds.
         (d)  Sufficient money from the account shall be appropriated
  to the department for the purpose described by Section 1603.3607.
         (e)  Attorney's fees, court costs, or damages may not be paid
  from the account.
         Sec. 1603.3609.  RULES. The commission by rule may:
               (1)  adjust any tuition reimbursement limit
  established under this subchapter; and
               (2)  adopt procedures regarding the collection of fees
  from private postsecondary schools under Section 1603.3608.
         SECTION 3.30.  Section 1603.401, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.401.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION. The
  department shall deny an application for issuance or renewal of, or
  shall suspend or revoke, a [certificate,] license[,] or permit if
  the applicant or person holding the [certificate,] license[,] or
  permit:
               (1)  engages in gross malpractice;
               (2)  knowingly continues to practice while having an
  infectious or contagious disease;
               (3)  knowingly makes a false or deceptive statement in
  advertising;
               (4)  advertises, practices, or attempts to practice
  under another person's name or trade name;
               (5)  engages in fraud or deceit in obtaining a
  [certificate,] license[,] or permit; or
               (6)  engages in an act that violates this chapter[,
  Chapter 51, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602] or a rule or order
  adopted or issued under this chapter [those chapters].
         SECTION 3.31.  The heading to Subchapter J, Chapter 1603,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER J. OTHER [PENALTIES AND] ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
         SECTION 3.32.  Sections 1603.453 and 1603.454, Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.453.  APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED. The department is
  not required to give an appeal bond in a cause arising under this
  chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         Sec. 1603.454.  ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The
  attorney general shall represent the department in an action to
  enforce this chapter[, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602].
         SECTION 3.33.  The following provisions of the Occupations
  Code are repealed:
               (1)  Chapters 1601 and 1602;
               (2)  Sections 1603.104(b), (c), and (c-1);
               (3)  Section 1603.205;
               (4)  Section 1603.206;
               (5)  Section 1603.207;
               (6)  Section 1603.254;
               (7)  Section 1603.451;
               (8)  Section 1603.452;
               (9)  Section 1603.455; and
               (10)  Section 1603.456.
         SECTION 3.34.  (a) To ensure that licensed schools offering
  instruction in barbering and cosmetology maintain accreditation
  and that students of those schools continue to qualify for federal
  aid, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall, as
  soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, adopt any
  rules necessary for the orderly implementation of the changes in
  law made by this article to the licensing system and curricula
  requirements and standards for schools offering instruction in
  barbering and cosmetology.
         (b)  Not later than September 1, 2022:
               (1)  the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation
  shall adopt any additional rules necessary to implement the changes
  in law made by this article; and
               (2)  the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  shall begin to issue licenses and permits under Subchapters E-1,
  E-2, and E-3, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, as added by this
  article.
         SECTION 3.35.  Notwithstanding the repeal by this article of
  Chapters 1601 and 1602, and Sections 1603.205, 1603.206, and
  1603.207, Occupations Code, the Texas Department of Licensing and
  Regulation may continue to issue until September 1, 2022, a
  certificate, license, or permit under those provisions as they
  existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
  those provisions are continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.36.  Notwithstanding the repeal by this article of
  Chapters 1601 and 1602, Occupations Code, until the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopts rules regarding
  written and practical examination requirements for the issuance of
  licenses under Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, as amended by this
  article, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall
  continue to operate under the requirements regarding written and
  practical examinations in former Chapters 1601 and 1602,
  Occupations Code, as those chapters were in effect immediately
  before the effective date of this Act, and those provisions are
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.37.  (a) A certificate, license, or permit issued
  under former Chapter 1601 or 1602, Occupations Code, or under
  former Section 1603.205, 1603.206, or 1603.207, Occupations Code,
  before the effective date of this Act, continues to be valid until
  the certificate, license, or permit expires, and those chapters and
  sections are continued in effect for that purpose.
         (b)  A person who on the effective date of this Act holds a
  certificate, license, or permit issued under former Chapter 1601 or
  1602, Occupations Code, or under former Section 1603.205, 1603.206,
  or 1603.207, Occupations Code, is entitled on expiration of that
  certificate, license, or permit to issuance of a comparable license
  or permit under the applicable provision of Chapter 1603,
  Occupations Code, as amended by this article, if the person
  otherwise meets the requirements for the license or permit.
         SECTION 3.38.  Notwithstanding any other law, on the
  effective date of this Act, a person holding a permit under former
  Subchapter G, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, a facility license
  under former Subchapter G, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, or a
  license or permit under former Section 1603.205, 1603.206, or
  1603.207, Occupations Code, before the effective date of this Act
  may employ or contract with any qualified individual practitioner
  holding a certificate, license, or permit issued under Chapter 1601
  or 1602, Occupations Code, before the effective date of this Act,
  without regard to the chapter under which the practitioner was
  issued the certificate, license, or permit.
         SECTION 3.39.  Notwithstanding any other law, on the
  effective date of this Act, the holder of a license issued under
  former Section 1601.256, 1601.262, or 1601.263, Occupations Code,
  before the effective date of this Act may perform the services
  described by Sections 1603.0012(a)(6) and (9), Occupations Code, as
  added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.40.  (a) On the effective date of this Act, the
  Advisory Board on Barbering and the Advisory Board on Cosmetology
  are abolished.
         (b)  Not later than December 1, 2021, the presiding officer
  of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall appoint
  members to the Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board in
  accordance with Section 1603.051, Occupations Code, as amended by
  this article.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Section 1603.053, Occupations Code, as
  added by this article, in making the initial appointments to the
  Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board, the presiding officer of
  the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall designate
  three members of the advisory board to serve terms expiring January
  31, 2023, three members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2025,
  and three members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2027.
         SECTION 3.41.  As soon as practicable after the effective
  date of this Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall transfer
  to the barbering and cosmetology school tuition protection account
  the unexpended and unencumbered balance of the barber school
  tuition protection account and the unexpended and unencumbered
  balance of the private beauty culture school tuition protection
  account.
         SECTION 3.42.  (a) The changes in law made by this article
  do not affect the validity of a disciplinary action or other
  proceeding that was initiated before the effective date of this Act
  and that is pending on the effective date of this Act. A
  disciplinary action that is pending on the effective date of this
  Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
  effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         (b)  The repeal of a law by this article does not entitle a
  person to a refund of a certificate, license, or permit fee paid by the person before the effective date of this Act.
 
  ARTICLE 4. DRIVER TRAINING
         SECTION 4.01.  Section 1001.001, Education Code, is amended
  by adding Subdivisions (2-a), (6-a), (6-b), (14-b), (14-c), and
  (14-d) and amending Subdivisions (8), (9), (13), and (14-a) to read
  as follows:
               (2-a)  "Classroom instruction" includes instruction
  provided in a traditional classroom setting or another in-person
  setting or in an online setting.
               (6-a)  "Driver education instructor" means an
  individual who holds a license to teach or provide driver education
  issued under Section 1001.251.
               (6-b)  "Driver education provider" means an in-person
  driver education provider, an online driver education provider, or
  a parent-taught driver education provider.
               (8)  "Driver training" means:
                     (A)  driver education provided by a driver
  education provider [school]; or
                     (B)  driving safety training provided by a driving
  safety provider [school].
               (9)  "Driver training provider [school]" means a driver
  education provider [school] or driving safety provider [school].
               (13)  "Driving safety provider" means a business that
  provides a driving safety course [school" means an enterprise that:
                     [(A)  maintains a place of business or solicits
  business in this state; and
                     [(B)  is operated by an individual, association,
  partnership, or corporation for educating and training persons in
  driving safety].
               (14-a)  "In-person driver education provider" means a
  business that provides driver education courses in person,
  including behind-the-wheel training, observation hours, and driver
  license examinations.
               (14-b)  "National criminal history record information" 
  has the meaning assigned by Section 22.081.
               (14-c)  "Online driver education provider" means a
  business that provides driver education courses to students
  remotely through the Internet.
               (14-d)  "Parent-taught driver education provider"
  means a business that provides driver education course materials
  through physical means or remotely through the Internet to persons
  who conduct parent-taught driver education under Section 1001.112.
         SECTION 4.02.  Section 1001.002(c), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A driver education course is exempt from this chapter,
  other than Section 1001.055, if the course is:
               (1)  conducted by a vocational driver training provider
  that exclusively trains [school operated to train] or prepares
  [prepare] a person for a field of endeavor in a business, trade,
  technical, or industrial occupation;
               (2)  conducted by a school or training program that
  offers only instruction of purely avocational or recreational
  subjects as determined by the department;
               (3)  sponsored by an employer to train its own
  employees without charging tuition;
               (4)  sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or
  professional organization with a closed membership to instruct the
  members of the organization; or
               (5)  conducted by a school regulated and approved under
  another law of this state.
         SECTION 4.03.  Section 1001.003, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.003.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING SMALL
  BUSINESSES. It is the intent of the legislature that commission
  rules that affect driver training providers [schools] that qualify
  as small businesses be adopted and administered so as to have the
  least possible adverse economic effect on the providers [schools].
         SECTION 4.04.  Section 1001.004(b), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department may charge a fee to each driver education
  provider [school] in an amount not to exceed the actual expense
  incurred in the regulation of driver education courses established
  under Section 1001.1015.
         SECTION 4.05.  Section 1001.051, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.051.  JURISDICTION OVER PROVIDERS [SCHOOLS]. The
  department has jurisdiction over and control of driver training
  providers [schools] regulated under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.06.  Sections 1001.053(a) and (b), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department and executive director, as appropriate,
  shall:
               (1)  administer this chapter;
               (2)  enforce minimum standards for driver training
  providers [schools] under this chapter;
               (3)  enforce rules adopted by the commission that are
  necessary to administer this chapter; and
               (4)  inspect a driver training provider [school or
  course provider] and reinspect the [school or course] provider for
  compliance with this chapter.
         (b)  The executive director may designate a person
  knowledgeable in the administration of regulating driver training
  providers [schools] to administer this chapter.
         SECTION 4.07.  Section 1001.054, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.054.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING. [(c)]  The
  commission by rule may restrict advertising by a branch location of
  an in-person [a] driver education provider [training school] so
  that the location adequately identifies the primary location of the
  provider [school] in a solicitation.
         SECTION 4.08.  Sections 1001.055(a), (a-1), and (a-2),
  Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall provide to each licensed or exempt
  driver education [school and to each parent-taught course] provider
  [approved under this chapter] driver education certificates or
  certificate numbers to enable the [school or approved parent-taught
  course] provider to issue department-approved driver education
  certificates to certify completion of an approved driver education
  course and satisfy the requirements of Sections 521.204(a)(2),
  Transportation Code, 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added by
  Chapter 1253 (H.B. 339), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2009, and 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added by
  Chapter 1413 (S.B. 1317), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2009.
         (a-1)  A certificate issued by a driver education [school or
  parent-taught course] provider licensed [approved] under this
  chapter must:
               (1)  be in a form required by the department; and
               (2)  include an identifying certificate number
  provided by the department that may be used to verify the
  authenticity of the certificate with the [driver education school
  or approved parent-taught course] provider.
         (a-2)  A driver education [school or parent-taught course]
  provider licensed [approved] under this chapter that purchases
  driver education certificate numbers shall issue original and
  duplicate certificates in a manner that, to the greatest extent
  possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse of the
  certificates. The [driver education school or approved
  parent-taught course] provider shall electronically submit to the
  department in the manner established by the department data
  identified by the department relating to issuance of
  department-approved driver education certificates with the
  certificate numbers.
         SECTION 4.09.  Sections 1001.056(a), (b), (c-1), (d), (e),
  and (g), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  In this section, "operator" means a person approved by a
  driving safety [course] provider to conduct an approved driving
  safety course.
         (b)  The department shall provide each licensed driving
  safety [course] provider with course completion certificate
  numbers to enable the provider to issue department-approved uniform
  certificates of course completion.
         (c-1)  A driving safety [course] provider shall provide for
  the issuance of original and duplicate certificates in a manner
  that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized
  production or the misuse of the certificates.
         (d)  A certificate under this section must:
               (1)  be in a form required by the department; and
               (2)  include an identifying number by which the
  department, a court, or the Department of Public Safety may verify
  its authenticity with the driving safety [course] provider.
         (e)  The commission by rule shall establish a fee for each
  course completion certificate number. A driving safety [course]
  provider that supplies a certificate to an operator shall collect
  from the operator a fee equal to the amount of the fee paid to the
  department for the certificate number.
         (g)  A driving safety [course] provider shall issue a
  duplicate certificate by United States mail or commercial or
  electronic delivery. The commission by rule shall determine the
  amount of the fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate under this
  subsection.
         SECTION 4.10.  Section 1001.058(b), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The advisory committee consists of nine [eleven]
  members appointed for staggered six-year terms by the presiding
  officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, as
  follows:
               (1)  three driver education providers [one member
  representing a driver education school that offers a traditional
  classroom course and in-car training];
               (2)  three driving safety providers [one member
  representing a driver education school that offers a traditional
  classroom course, alternative methods of instruction, or in-car
  training];
               (3)  [one member representing a driving safety school
  offering a traditional classroom course or providing an alternative
  method of instruction;
               [(4)  one member representing a driving safety course
  provider approved for a traditional classroom course and for an
  alternative method of instruction;
               [(5)  one member representing a driving safety course
  provider approved for a traditional classroom course or for an
  alternative method of instruction;
               [(6)]  one driver education [licensed] instructor;
               (4)  the division head [(7) one representative] of the
  Department of Public Safety driver license division or the division
  head's designee;
               [(8)  one member representing a drug and alcohol
  driving awareness program course provider;
               [(9)  one member representing a parent-taught course
  provider;] and
               (5)  one member of [(10) two members representing] the
  public.
         SECTION 4.11.  Section 1001.059(b), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department may collaborate with another state
  agency or contract with a licensed driver education provider
  [school] or a driver education instructor to create the course.
         SECTION 4.12.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1001, Education Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1001.060 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.060.  COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
  SAFETY. (a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of
  understanding with the Department of Public Safety for:
               (1)  the interagency development of the content of
  driver's license examinations and examination reference materials;
  and
               (2)  any other matter the agencies consider
  appropriate.
         (b)  The memorandum of understanding must authorize the
  Department of Public Safety to share with the department any
  relevant information, including information related to examination
  results.
         SECTION 4.13.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 1001,
  Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. [OPERATION OF] DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING SAFETY
  CURRICULUM [SCHOOL]
         SECTION 4.14.  Section 1001.101, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.101.  ADULT AND MINOR DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE
  CURRICULUM AND TEXTBOOKS. (a) The commission by rule shall
  establish or approve the curriculum and designate the educational
  materials to be used in a driver education course for minors and
  adults, including a driver education course conducted by a school
  district, driver education provider [school], or parent or other
  individual under this chapter.
         (b)  The commission by rule shall prescribe the minimum
  number of hours of classroom instruction, observation instruction,
  and behind-the-wheel training that must be completed for a [A]
  driver education course to be approved under this chapter [must
  require the student to complete:
               [(1)  7 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction in the
  presence of a person who holds a driver education instructor
  license or who meets the requirements for a driver education course
  conducted by a parent or other individual under Section 1001.112;
               [(2)  7 hours of observation instruction in the
  presence of a person who holds a driver education instructor
  license or who meets the requirements for a driver education course
  conducted by a parent or other individual under Section 1001.112;
  and
               [(3)  30 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction,
  including at least 10 hours of instruction that takes place at
  night, in the presence of an adult who meets the requirements of
  Section 521.222(d)(2), Transportation Code].
         SECTION 4.15.  Sections 1001.1015(b) and (d), Education
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A driver education course under Subsection (a) must:
               (1)  provide at least the minimum number of hours of
  classroom instruction required by commission rule [be a six-hour
  course]; and
               (2)  include instruction in:
                     (A)  alcohol and drug awareness;
                     (B)  the traffic laws of this state;
                     (C)  highway signs, signals, and markings that
  regulate, warn, or direct traffic; and
                     (D)  the issues commonly associated with motor
  vehicle accidents, including poor decision-making, risk taking,
  impaired driving, distraction, speed, failure to use a safety belt,
  driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way, and using a
  wireless communication device while operating a vehicle.
         (d)  A driving safety course [or a drug and alcohol driving
  awareness program] may not be approved as a driver education course
  under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 4.16.  Sections 1001.1016(b) and (c), Education
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission by rule shall require an in-person [a]
  driver education provider or online driver education provider
  [school providing a driver education course] to:
               (1)  in the manner described by the Americans with
  Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), make
  reasonable modifications and provide aids and services when
  providing the classroom instruction portion of a driver education
  [the] course that are necessary to ensure that a student who is deaf
  or hard of hearing may fully participate in the course; and
               (2)  provide to the department the provider's
  [school's] plan for complying with the rules adopted under this
  section as a condition of obtaining a license under Section
  1001.211 or renewing a license [under Section 1001.303].
         (c)  The rules adopted under Subsection (b) must allow an
  in-person [a] driver education provider or online driver education
  provider [school] to comply with the requirements of this section
  by playing a video that presents the classroom instruction portion
  of the driver education course in a manner that complies with the
  requirements of this section.
         SECTION 4.17.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1001.1017 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.1017.  COURSE APPROVAL. A driver training
  provider shall submit to the commission for approval the course
  length and curriculum content for each course offered by the
  provider.  The provider may implement a course length and
  curriculum content only after approval by the commission.
         SECTION 4.18.  Section 1001.112, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.112.  PARENT-TAUGHT DRIVER EDUCATION.  (a)  A
  person who is eligible under Subsection (b) may use course
  materials provided by a parent-taught driver education provider to
  conduct [The commission by rule shall provide for approval of] a
  driver education course approved under Section 1001.1017 for
  [conducted by the following persons with the noted relationship to]
  a person who is required to complete a driver education course to
  obtain a Class C license.
         (b)  A person is eligible to conduct a driver education
  course for another person as provided by Subsection (a) if the
  person:
               (1)  is either:
                     (A)  a parent, stepparent, foster parent, legal
  guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of the other person; or
                     (B) [(2)]  an individual who:
                           (i) [(A)]  has been designated on a form
  prescribed by the department for purposes of this section by a
  parent or[, a] legal guardian of the other person[,] or by a judge
  of a court with jurisdiction over the other person [on a form
  prescribed by the department];
                           (ii) [(B)]  is at least 25 years of age [or
  older];
                           (iii) [(C)]  does not charge a fee for
  conducting the course; and
                           (iv) [(D)]  has at least seven years of
  driving experience;
               (2)  has possessed [and
                     [(E)  otherwise qualifies to conduct a course
  under Subsection (a-1).
         [(a-1)  The rules must provide that the student driver spend
  a minimum number of hours in classroom and behind-the-wheel
  instruction.
         [(a-2)  The rules must provide that the person conducting the
  course:
               [(1) possess] a valid license for the preceding three
  years that has not been suspended, revoked, or forfeited in the past
  three years for an offense that involves the operation of a motor
  vehicle;
               (3) [(2)]  has not been convicted of:
                     (A)  criminally negligent homicide; or
                     (B)  driving while intoxicated in the past seven
  years; and
               (4) [(3)]  has not been convicted during the preceding
  three years of:
                     (A)  three or more moving violations described by
  Section 542.304, Transportation Code, including violations that
  resulted in an accident; or
                     (B)  two or more moving violations described by
  Section 542.304, Transportation Code, that resulted in an accident.
         (c)  A person conducting a driver education course under this
  section may provide the classroom instruction portion, the
  behind-the-wheel training portion, or both portions.
         (d) [(b)]  The department may [approve a course described by
  Subsection (a) if the department determines that the course
  materials are at least equal to those required in a course approved
  by the department, and the department may] not require for a course
  conducted under this section that:
               (1)  the classroom instruction be provided in a room
  with particular characteristics or equipment; or
               (2)  the vehicle used for the behind-the-wheel training
  [instruction] have equipment other than the equipment otherwise
  required by law for operation of the vehicle on a highway while the
  vehicle is not being used for driver training.
         (e)  A parent-taught driver education provider [(c) The
  rules must provide a method by which:
               [(1)  approval of a course is obtained;
               [(2)  an applicant submits proof of completion of the
  course;
               [(3)  approval for delivering course materials by an
  alternative method, including electronic means, is obtained;
               [(4)  a provider of a course approved under this
  section] may administer to an applicant the highway sign and
  traffic law parts of the examination as provided by Section
  521.1655(a-1), Transportation Code, through electronic means[; and
               [(5)  an applicant submits proof of passage of an
  examination administered under Subdivision (4)].
         (f) [(d)  Completion of a driver education course approved
  under this section has the same effect under this chapter as
  completion of a driver education course approved by the department.
         [(e)] The department may not charge a fee for the submission
  of proof of:
               (1)  completion of a [the] course conducted under this
  section; or
               (2)  passage of an examination administered under
  Subsection (e) [(c)].
         SECTION 4.19.  Sections 1001.151(b) and (c), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission by rule shall establish a fee for:
               (1)  an initial in-person driver education provider
  [school] license and for each branch location;
               (2)  an initial online driver education provider
  [driving safety school] license;
               (3)  an initial parent-taught driver education
  [course] provider license[, except that the executive director may
  waive the fee];
               (4)  an initial driving safety provider license;
               (5)  the annual renewal for a [course provider,]
  driving safety provider [school], driver education provider
  [school], or branch location of an in-person driver education
  provider, except that the executive director may waive the fee if
  revenue generated by the issuance of course completion certificate
  numbers and driver education certificates is sufficient to cover
  the cost of administering this chapter and Article 45.0511, Code of
  Criminal Procedure;
               (6) [(5)]  a change of address of a driver education
  provider [school, driving safety school,] or driving safety
  [course] provider; and
               (7) [(6)]  a change of name of:
                     (A)  a driver education [school or course]
  provider or an owner of a driver education [school or course]
  provider; or
                     (B)  a driving safety provider [school] or an
  owner of a driving safety provider [school;
               [(7)  each additional driver education or driving
  safety course at a driver training school; and
               [(8)  an initial application for approval of a driving
  safety course that has not been evaluated by the department].
         (c)  An application for an initial driver education [or
  driving safety] instructor license must be accompanied by a
  processing fee and an annual license fee, except that the
  department may not collect the processing fee from an applicant
  [for a driver education instructor license] who is currently
  teaching a driver education course in a public school in this state.
         SECTION 4.20.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 1001,
  Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER E. LICENSING OF DRIVER TRAINING [SCHOOLS AND COURSE]
  PROVIDERS
         SECTION 4.21.  Section 1001.201, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.201.  LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not provide:
               (1)  [operate a school that provides] a driver
  education course:
                     (A)  in person unless the person holds an
  in-person [a] driver education provider [school] license; or
                     (B)  online unless the person holds an online
  driver education provider license;
               (2)  driver education course materials to persons
  conducting parent-taught driver education under Section 1001.112
  unless the person holds a parent-taught driver education provider
  license; or
               (3)  [operate a school that provides] driving safety
  courses unless the person holds a driving safety provider [school]
  license[; or
               [(3)  operate as a course provider unless the person
  holds a course provider license].
         SECTION 4.22.  Section 1001.202, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.202.  LOCATIONS FOR IN-PERSON DRIVER EDUCATION
  PROVIDERS. An in-person [(a) A] driver education provider [school]
  that teaches a driver education course at one or more branch
  locations must obtain a separate in-person driver education
  provider [school] license for its main business location and for
  each branch location. An in-person [A] driver education provider
  [school] may not operate a branch location of a branch location.
         [(b)  A driving safety school may use multiple classroom
  locations to teach a driving safety course if each location is
  approved by the department.]
         SECTION 4.23.  Section 1001.204, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.204.  REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER EDUCATION PROVIDER
  [SCHOOL] LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish the
  criteria applicable to each [for a] driver education provider
  [school] license.
         (b)  The department shall approve an application for a driver
  education provider [school] license if the application is submitted
  on a form approved by the department, the application is
  accompanied by the fee, and the department determines that the
  applicant [school]:
               (1)  has courses, curricula, and instruction of a
  quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve
  the stated objective for which the courses, curricula, and
  instruction are offered;
               (2)  [has adequate space, equipment, instructional
  material, and instructors to provide training of good quality in
  the classroom and behind the wheel, if applicable;
               [(3)  has instructors who have adequate educational
  qualifications and experience;
               [(4)] provides to each student before enrollment or
  each person before contracting for driver education course
  materials, to the extent applicable:
                     (A)  a copy of:
                           (i)  the refund policy;
                           (ii)  the schedule of tuition, fees, and
  other charges; and
                           (iii)  the regulations relating to absence,
  grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and
                     (B)  the department's name, mailing address,
  telephone number, and Internet website address for the purpose of
  directing complaints to the department;
               (3)  to the extent applicable, [(5)] maintains adequate
  records as prescribed by the department to show attendance and
  progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to
  attendance, progress, and conduct;
               (4) [(6)]  on completion of training, issues each
  student a certificate indicating the course name and satisfactory
  completion;
               (5) [(7)  complies with all county, municipal, state,
  and federal regulations, including fire, building, and sanitation
  codes and assumed name registration, if applicable;
               [(8)] is financially sound and capable of fulfilling
  its commitments for training;
               (6) [(9)]  maintains and publishes as part of its
  student enrollment contract or materials contract, as applicable,
  the proper policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition,
  fees, and other charges if a student fails to take the course or
  withdraws or is discontinued from the provider [school] at any time
  before completion;
               (7) [(10)]  does not use erroneous or misleading
  advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation,
  as determined by the department;
               (8) [(11)]  does not use a name similar to the name of
  another existing driver education provider [school] or
  tax-supported educational institution in this state, unless
  specifically approved in writing by the executive director;
               (9) [(12)]  submits to the department for approval the
  applicable course hour lengths and curriculum content for each
  course offered by the provider [school];
               (10) [(13)]  does not owe an administrative penalty for
  a violation of this chapter;
               (11)  meets all requirements applicable to the license
  type under Section 1001.2041, 1001.2042, or 1001.2043; and
               (12) [(14)]  meets any additional criteria required by
  the department, including any applicable inspection requirements[;
  and
               [(15)  provides adequate testing and security measures
  for the school's method of instruction].
         SECTION 4.24.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1001, Education Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1001.2041, 1001.2042, and 1001.2043
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.2041.  REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-PERSON DRIVER
  EDUCATION PROVIDER. Before an in-person driver education provider
  license may be issued, the department must determine that the
  applicant:
               (1)  has adequate space, equipment, instructional
  material, and driver education instructors to provide training of
  good quality in the classroom and behind the wheel; and
               (2)  complies with all county, municipal, state, and
  federal regulations, including fire, building, and sanitation
  codes and assumed name registration, if applicable.
         Sec. 1001.2042.  REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION
  PROVIDER. Before an online driver education provider license may
  be issued, the department must determine that the applicant has:
               (1)  an adequate number of driver education instructors
  to provide training of good quality; and
               (2)  adequate testing and security measures to validate
  a student's identity and active participation in a driver education
  course.
         Sec. 1001.2043.  REQUIREMENTS FOR PARENT-TAUGHT DRIVER
  EDUCATION PROVIDER. (a) Before a parent-taught driver education
  provider license may be issued, the department must determine that
  the applicant has:
               (1)  an adequate method by which a person completing a
  parent-taught driver education course under Section 1001.112 using
  the provider's course materials may submit proof of:
                     (A)  completion of the course; or
                     (B)  passage of an examination administered by the
  provider under Section 1001.112(e);
               (2)  hired or contracted with only driver education
  instructors, if the provider elects to hire or contract with an
  instructor to assist with driver education; and
               (3)  adequate testing and security measures to validate
  a student's active participation in a driver education course.
         (b)  Except as specifically provided by this chapter, a
  parent-taught driver education provider that provides driver
  education course materials remotely through the Internet is not
  subject to any course or curriculum requirements established by the
  commission or department for online driver education providers.
         SECTION 4.25.  Section 1001.206, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.206.  REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING SAFETY [COURSE]
  PROVIDER LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish
  criteria for a driving safety [course] provider license.
         (b)  The department shall approve an application for a
  driving safety [course] provider license if the application is
  submitted on a form approved by the executive director, includes
  the fee, and [on inspection of the premises of the school] the
  department determines that the applicant:
               (1)  has driving safety courses, curricula, and
  instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and
  adequately achieve the stated objective for which the courses,
  curricula, and instruction are offered [the course provider has an
  approved course that at least one licensed driving safety school is
  willing to offer];
               (2)  provides [the course provider has adequate
  educational qualifications and experience;
               [(3)  the course provider will:
                     [(A)  develop and provide] to each student before
  enrollment:
                     (A)  [driving safety school that offers the
  approved course] a copy of:
                           (i)  the refund policy; [and]
                           (ii)  the schedule of tuition, fees, and
  other charges; and
                           (iii)  the regulations relating to absence,
  grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and
                     (B)  [provide to the driving safety school] the
  department's name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet
  website address for the purpose of directing complaints to the
  department;
               (3) [(4)  a copy of the information provided to each
  driving safety school under Subdivision (3) will be provided to
  each student by the school before enrollment;
               [(5)] not later than the 15th working day after the date
  a person successfully completes the course, issues [the course
  provider will issue] and delivers [deliver] to the person by United
  States mail or commercial or electronic delivery a uniform
  certificate of course completion indicating the course name and
  successful completion;
               (4) [(6)  the course provider] maintains adequate
  records as prescribed by the department to show attendance and
  progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to
  attendance, progress, and conduct;
               (5) [(7)  the course provider] complies with all
  county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name
  registration and other applicable requirements;
               (6) [(8)  the course provider] is financially sound and
  capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;
               (7) [(9)  the course provider] maintains and publishes
  as a part of its student enrollment contract the proper policy for
  the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges
  if a student fails to take the course or withdraws or is
  discontinued from the provider [school] at any time before
  completion;
               (8)  [(10)  the course provider] does not use erroneous
  or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or
  intimation, as determined by the department;
               (9)  [(11)  the course provider] does not use a name
  similar to the name of another existing driving safety provider
  [school] or tax-supported educational institution in this state,
  unless specifically approved in writing by the executive director;
               (10)  submits to the department for approval the
  applicable course hour lengths and curriculum content for each
  course offered by the provider;
               (11)  [(12)  the course provider] does not owe an
  administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter;
               (12)  provides adequate testing and security measures
  for the provider's method of instruction to validate a student's
  identity and active participation in a driving safety course; and
               (13)  [the course provider] meets any additional
  criteria required by the department.
         SECTION 4.26.  Section 1001.207, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.207.  BOND REQUIREMENTS: DRIVER EDUCATION
  PROVIDER [SCHOOL]. (a) Before a driver education provider
  [school] may be issued a license, the provider [school] must file a
  corporate surety bond with the department in the amount of:
               (1)  $10,000 [for the primary location of the school];
  and
               (2)  for an in-person driver education provider, $5,000
  for each branch location of the provider.
         (b)  A bond issued under Subsection (a) must be:
               (1)  issued in a form approved by the department;
               (2)  issued by a company authorized to do business in
  this state;
               (3)  payable to the department to be used only for
  payment of a refund due to a student or potential student;
               (4)  conditioned on the compliance of the provider
  [school] and its officers, agents, and employees with this chapter
  and rules adopted under this chapter; and
               (5)  issued for a period corresponding to the term of
  the license.
         (c)  Posting of a bond in the amount required under
  Subsection (a) satisfies the requirements for financial stability
  for driver education providers [schools] under this chapter.
         (d)  A driver education provider who files a bond under
  Subsection (a)(1) or provides an alternate form of security under
  Section 1001.210 to obtain one type of driver education provider
  license may not be required to file an additional bond under
  Subsection (a)(1) or provide an alternate form of security under
  Section 1001.210 for any other type of driver education provider
  license.
         SECTION 4.27.  Section 1001.209, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.209.  BOND REQUIREMENTS: DRIVING SAFETY [COURSE]
  PROVIDER. (a) Before a license may be issued to a driving safety
  [course] provider, the [course] provider must provide a corporate
  surety bond in the amount of $10,000.
         (b)  A bond issued under Subsection (a) must be:
               (1)  issued by a company authorized to do business in
  this state;
               (2)  payable to the department to be used:
                     (A)  for payment of a refund due a student of the
  [course] provider's approved driving safety courses [course];
                     (B)  to cover the payment of unpaid fees or
  penalties assessed by the executive director or the commission; or
                     (C)  to recover any cost associated with providing
  course completion certificate numbers, including the cancellation
  of certificate numbers;
               (3)  conditioned on the compliance of the [course]
  provider and its officers, agents, and employees with this chapter
  and rules adopted under this chapter; and
               (4)  issued for a period corresponding to the term of
  the license.
         SECTION 4.28.  Section 1001.210, Education Code, is amended 
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.210.  ALTERNATE FORM OF SECURITY. Instead of the
  bond required by Section 1001.207 or 1001.209, a driver education
  provider [school] or driving safety [course] provider may provide
  another form of security that is:
               (1)  approved by the department; and
               (2)  in the amount required for a comparable bond under
  Section 1001.207 or 1001.209.
         SECTION 4.29.  Sections 1001.211(b) and (c), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A license must be in a form determined by the department
  and must show in a clear and conspicuous manner:
               (1)  the date of issuance, effective date, and term of
  the license;
               (2)  the name and address of the driver training
  [school or course] provider;
               (3)  the authority for and conditions of approval; and
               (4)  any other fair and reasonable representation that
  is consistent with this chapter and that the department considers
  necessary.
         (c)  An applicant may obtain both a driver education provider
  [school] license and a driving safety provider [school] license.
         SECTION 4.30.  Sections 1001.213(b), (c), and (d), Education
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  If a change in ownership of a driver training [school or
  course] provider is proposed, a new owner shall apply for a new
  [school or course] provider license at least 30 days before the date
  of the change.
         (c)  The commission by rule may establish fees for a new
  driver education [school or course] provider license under
  Subsection (b) and, if applicable, for each branch location of an
  in-person driver education provider if:
               (1)  the new owner is substantially similar to the
  previous owner; and
               (2)  there is no significant change in the management
  or control of the [driver education school or course] provider.
         (d)  The department may inspect a driver training provider's
  main [school] or [a] branch location, as applicable, after a change
  of ownership.
         SECTION 4.31.  Section 1001.214, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.214.  DUPLICATE LICENSE. A duplicate license may
  be issued to a driver training [school or course] provider if:
               (1)  the original license is lost or destroyed; and
               (2)  an affidavit of that fact is filed with the
  department.
         SECTION 4.32.  Section 1001.251(a), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as authorized under Section 1001.112, a [A]
  person may not teach or provide driver education[, either as an
  individual or in a driver education school,] or conduct any phase of
  driver education[,] unless the person holds a driver education
  instructor license issued by the executive director.
         SECTION 4.33.  Section 1001.2511(e), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  The commission may adopt rules to administer this
  section, including rules establishing:
               (1)  deadlines for a person to submit fingerprints and
  photographs in compliance with this section;
               (2)  sanctions for a person's failure to comply with the
  requirements of this section, including suspension or revocation of
  or refusal to issue a license described by Subsection (a); and
               (3)  notification to a driver education provider
  [school] of relevant information obtained by the department under
  this section.
         SECTION 4.34.  Section 1001.2512, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.2512.  FEES FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION REVIEW. The commission by rule shall require a person
  submitting to a national criminal history record information review
  under Section 1001.2511 or the driver education provider [school]
  employing the person, as determined by the department, to pay a fee
  for the review in an amount not to exceed the amount of any fee
  imposed on an application for certification under Subchapter B,
  Chapter 21, for a national criminal history record information
  review under Section 22.0837.
         SECTION 4.35.  Section 1001.2513, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.2513.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. A social
  security number, driver's license number, other identification
  number, or fingerprint record collected for a person to comply with
  Section 1001.2511:
               (1)  may not be released except:
                     (A)  to provide relevant information to driver
  education providers [schools] or otherwise to comply with Section
  1001.2511;
                     (B)  by court order; or
                     (C)  with the consent of the person who is the
  subject of the information;
               (2)  is not subject to disclosure as provided by
  Chapter 552, Government Code; and
               (3)  shall be destroyed by the requestor or any
  subsequent holder of the information not later than the first
  anniversary of the date the information is received.
         SECTION 4.36.  Sections 1001.2514(a) and (d), Education
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A driver education provider [school] shall discharge or
  refuse to hire as an instructor an employee or applicant for
  employment if the department obtains information through a criminal
  history record information review that:
               (1)  the employee or applicant has been convicted of:
                     (A)  a felony offense under Title 5, Penal Code;
                     (B)  an offense on conviction of which a defendant
  is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of
  Criminal Procedure; or
                     (C)  an offense under the laws of another state or
  federal law that is equivalent to an offense under Paragraph (A) or
  (B); and
               (2)  at the time the offense occurred, the victim of the
  offense described by Subdivision (1) was under 18 years of age or
  was enrolled in a public school.
         (d)  A driver education provider [school] may discharge an
  employee who serves as an instructor if the provider [school]
  obtains information of the employee's conviction of a felony or of a
  misdemeanor involving moral turpitude that the employee did not
  disclose to the provider [school] or the department. An employee
  discharged under this subsection is considered to have been
  discharged for misconduct for purposes of Section 207.044, Labor
  Code.
         SECTION 4.37.  Section 1001.2531(b), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An applicant for a driver education instructor license
  under this section must:
               (1)  apply to the department on a form prescribed by the
  department and under rules adopted by the commission;
               (2)  submit with the application a nonrefundable
  application fee in an amount set by commission rule; and
               (3)  present satisfactory evidence to the department
  that the applicant:
                     (A)  is at least 21 years of age; and
                     (B)  [holds a high school diploma or high school
  equivalency certificate; and
                     [(C)]  meets any other requirement established by
  commission rule.
         SECTION 4.38.  Sections 1001.255(a), (b), and (c), Education
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall regulate as a driver education
  provider of the type determined appropriate by the department
  [school] a driver education instructor who:
               (1)  teaches driver education courses in a county
  having a population of 50,000 or less; and
               (2)  does not teach more than 200 students annually.
         (b)  An instructor described by Subsection (a) must submit to
  the department an application for an initial or renewal driver
  education provider [school] license, together with all required
  documentation and information.
         (c)  The executive director may waive initial or renewal
  driver education provider [school] license fees.
         SECTION 4.39.  Section 1001.301, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.301.  EXPIRATION OF DRIVER TRAINING [SCHOOL OR
  COURSE] PROVIDER LICENSE. The term of a driver training [education
  school, driving safety school, or course] provider license may not
  exceed one year.
         SECTION 4.40.  Section 1001.302, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.302.  EXPIRATION OF DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR
  LICENSE. The term of a driver education instructor [or driving
  safety instructor] license may not exceed one year.
         SECTION 4.41.  Section 1001.351, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.351.  DRIVING SAFETY [COURSE] PROVIDER
  RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) Not later than the 15th working day after
  the course completion date, a driving safety [course] provider or a
  person at the [course] provider's facilities shall issue and
  deliver by United States mail or commercial or electronic delivery
  a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who
  successfully completes an approved driving safety course.
         (b)  A driving safety [course] provider shall electronically
  submit to the department in the manner established by the
  department data identified by the department relating to uniform
  certificates of course completion issued by the [course] provider.
         [(c)  A course provider shall conduct driving safety
  instructor development courses for its approved driving safety
  courses.]
         SECTION 4.42.  Section 1001.352, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.352.  FEES FOR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE. A driving
  safety [course] provider shall charge each student:
               (1)  at least $25 for a driving safety course; and
               (2)  a fee of at least $3 for course materials and for
  supervising and administering the course.
         SECTION 4.43.  Section 1001.353, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.353.  DRIVER TRAINING COURSE AT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
  SCHOOL. A driver training provider [school] may conduct a driver
  training course at a public or private school for students of the
  public or private school as provided by an agreement with the public
  or private school. The course is subject to any law applicable to a
  course conducted at the main business location of the driver
  training provider [school].
         SECTION 4.44.  Section 1001.355, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.355.  WITHHOLDING CERTAIN RECORDS. A driver
  training provider [school] may withhold a student's diploma or
  certificate of completion until the student fulfills the student's
  financial obligation to the provider [school].
         SECTION 4.45.  Section 1001.356, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.356.  REQUIREMENT TO CARRY LICENSE. A driver
  education instructor [or driving safety instructor] shall carry the
  person's instructor license at all times while instructing a driver
  education course [or driving safety course].
         SECTION 4.46.  Section 1001.357, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.357.  CONTRACT WITH UNLICENSED DRIVER TRAINING
  PROVIDER [SCHOOL]. A contract entered into with a person for a
  course of instruction by or on behalf of a person operating an
  unlicensed driver training provider [school] is unenforceable.
         SECTION 4.47.  Section 1001.401, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.401.  CANCELLATION AND SETTLEMENT POLICY. As a
  condition for obtaining a driver training [education school license
  or course] provider license, the [school or course] provider must
  maintain a cancellation and settlement policy that provides a full
  refund of all money paid by a student if:
               (1)  the student cancels the enrollment contract before
  midnight of the third day, other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
  holiday, after the date the enrollment contract is signed by the
  student, unless the student successfully completes the course or
  receives a failing grade on the course examination; or
               (2)  the enrollment of the student was procured as a
  result of a misrepresentation in:
                     (A)  advertising or promotional materials of the
  [school or course] provider; or
                     (B)  a representation made by an owner or employee
  of the [school or course] provider.
         SECTION 4.48.  Section 1001.402, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.402.  TERMINATION POLICY. (a) As a condition for
  obtaining a driver training provider [education school] license,
  the provider [school] must maintain a policy for the refund of the
  unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student,
  after expiration of the cancellation period described by Section
  1001.401, does not enter the course or withdraws or is discontinued
  from the course at any time before completion.
         (b)  The policy must provide that:
               (1)  refunds are based on the period of enrollment
  computed on the basis of course time expressed in clock hours;
               (2)  the effective date of the termination for refund
  purposes is the earliest of:
                     (A)  the last day of attendance, if the student's
  enrollment is terminated by the provider [school];
                     (B)  the date the provider [school] receives
  written notice from the student; or
                     (C)  the 10th school day after the last day of
  attendance;
               (3)  if tuition is collected in advance of entrance and
  if a student does not enter the course [school], terminates
  enrollment, or withdraws, the provider [school]:
                     (A)  may retain not more than $50 as an
  administrative expense; and
                     (B)  shall refund that portion of the student's
  remaining classroom tuition and fees and behind-the-wheel tuition
  and fees that corresponds to services the student does not receive;
               (4)  the provider [school] shall refund items of extra
  expense to the student, including instructional supplies, books,
  laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other
  charges not later than the 30th day after the effective date of
  enrollment termination if:
                     (A)  the extra expenses are separately stated and
  shown in the information provided to the student before enrollment;
  and
                     (B)  the student returns to the provider [school]
  any provider [school] property in the student's possession; and
               (5)  refunds shall be completed not later than the 30th
  day after the effective date of enrollment termination.
         SECTION 4.49.  Section 1001.403, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.403.  REFUND FOR DISCONTINUED COURSE. On the
  discontinuation of a course by a driver training [education school
  or a course] provider that prevents a student from completing the
  course, all tuition and fees paid become refundable.
         SECTION 4.50.  Sections 1001.404(a) and (c), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If a refund is not timely made, the driver training
  [education school or course] provider shall pay interest on the
  amount of the refund. Interest begins to accrue on the first day
  after the expiration of the refund period and ends on the day
  preceding the date the refund is made.
         (c)  The department may except a driver training [education
  school or course] provider from the payment of interest if the
  [school or course] provider makes a good-faith effort to refund
  tuition, fees, and other charges but is unable to locate the student
  to whom the refund is owed. On request of the department, the
  driver training [school or course] provider shall document the
  effort to locate a student.
         SECTION 4.51.  Subchapter I, Chapter 1001, Education Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1001.405 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.405.  APPLICABILITY TO PARENT-TAUGHT DRIVER
  EDUCATION PROVIDER. The commission shall adopt rules as necessary
  to ensure this subchapter applies as appropriate to a parent-taught
  driver education provider.
         SECTION 4.52.  Section 1001.451, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.451.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES. A person may not:
               (1)  use advertising that is false, misleading, or
  deceptive;
               (2)  fail to notify the department of the
  discontinuance of the operation of a driver training provider
  [school] before the 15th working day after the date of cessation of
  classes and make available accurate records as required by this
  chapter;
               (3)  issue, sell, trade, or transfer:
                     (A)  a uniform certificate of course completion or
  driver education certificate to a person or driver training
  provider [school] not authorized to possess the certificate;
                     (B)  a uniform certificate of course completion to
  a person who has not successfully completed an approved[, six-hour]
  driving safety course; or
                     (C)  a driver education certificate to a person
  who has not successfully completed a department-approved driver
  education course;
               (4)  negotiate a promissory instrument received as
  payment of tuition or another charge before the student completes
  75 percent of the course, except that before that time the
  instrument may be assigned to a purchaser who becomes subject to any
  defense available against the provider [school] named as payee; or
               (5)  conduct any part of an approved driver education
  course [or driving safety course] without having an instructor
  adequately available [physically present in appropriate proximity]
  to the student for the type of instruction being given.
         SECTION 4.53.  Section 1001.452, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.452.  COURSE OF INSTRUCTION OR PROVISION OF
  MATERIALS. A driver training provider [school] may not conduct a
  course of instruction or provide driver education course materials,
  as applicable, in this state before the date the provider [school]
  receives the necessary [a] driver training provider [school]
  license from the department.
         SECTION 4.54.  The heading to Section 1001.453, Education
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.453.  DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ON
  DRIVING SAFETY [COURSE] PROVIDER.
         SECTION 4.55.  Sections 1001.453(a) and (b), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person may not distribute within 500 feet of a court
  with jurisdiction over an offense to which Article 45.0511, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, applies written information that advertises a
  driving safety [course] provider.
         (b)  The department may revoke the license of a driving
  safety [course] provider if the [course] provider or the [course]
  provider's agent, employee, or representative violates this
  section.
         SECTION 4.56.  Section 1001.455, Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.455.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF DRIVER
  EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR LICENSE. (a)  The executive director or the
  commission may deny an application for a driver education [an]
  instructor license or suspend or revoke the license of a driver
  education [an] instructor if the instructor:
               (1)  fails to meet a requirement for issuance of or
  holding a license under this chapter;
               (2)  permits or engages in misrepresentation, fraud, or
  deceit in applying for or obtaining a certificate, license, or
  permit;
               (3)  induces fraud or fraudulent practices on the part
  of an applicant for a driver's license or permit;
               (4)  permits or engages in any other fraudulent
  practice in an action between the applicant or license holder and
  the public;
               (5)  fails to comply with commission rules relating to
  driver instruction; or
               (6)  fails to comply with this chapter.
         SECTION 4.57.  Section 106.115(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  On the placement of a minor on deferred disposition for
  an offense under Section 49.02, Penal Code, or under Section
  106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or 106.07, the court
  shall require the defendant to attend an alcohol awareness program
  approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under
  this section or [,] a drug education program approved by the
  Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
  521.374, Transportation Code[, or a drug and alcohol driving
  awareness program approved by the Texas Education Agency]. On
  conviction of a minor of an offense under one or more of those
  sections, the court, in addition to assessing a fine as provided by
  those sections, shall require a defendant who has not been
  previously convicted of an offense under one of those sections to
  attend an alcohol awareness program or [,] a drug education
  program[, or a drug and alcohol driving awareness program]
  described by this subsection. If the defendant has been previously
  convicted once or more of an offense under one or more of those
  sections, the court may require the defendant to attend an alcohol
  awareness program or [,] a drug education program[, or a drug and
  alcohol driving awareness program] described by this subsection. If
  the defendant is younger than 18 years of age, the court may require
  the parent or guardian of the defendant to attend the program with
  the defendant. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or
  Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, as appropriate:
               (1)  is responsible for the administration of the
  certification of approved alcohol awareness programs;
               (2)  may charge a nonrefundable application fee for:
                     (A)  initial certification of the approval; or
                     (B)  renewal of the certification;
               (3)  shall adopt rules regarding alcohol awareness
  programs approved under this section; and
               (4)  shall monitor, coordinate, and provide training to
  a person who provides an alcohol awareness program.
         SECTION 4.58.  Article 45.051(b-1), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (b-1)  If the defendant is younger than 25 years of age and
  the offense committed by the defendant is a traffic offense
  classified as a moving violation:
               (1)  Subsection (b)(8) does not apply;
               (2)  during the deferral period, the judge[:
                     [(A)]  shall require the defendant to complete a
  driving safety course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code;
  and
                     [(B)  may require the defendant to complete an
  additional driving safety course designed for drivers younger than
  25 years of age and approved under Section 1001.111, Education
  Code; and]
               (3)  if the defendant holds a provisional license,
  during the deferral period the judge shall require that the
  defendant be examined by the Department of Public Safety as
  required by Section 521.161(b)(2), Transportation Code; a
  defendant is not exempt from the examination regardless of whether
  the defendant was examined previously.
         SECTION 4.59.  Section 28.012(a)(3), Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (3)  "Driver training provider [school]" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 1001.001.
         SECTION 4.60.  Section 28.012(e), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (e)  Subject to rules adopted by the board, a school district
  or open-enrollment charter school may tailor the instruction
  developed under this section as appropriate for the district's or
  school's community. In tailoring the instruction, the district or
  school shall solicit input from local law enforcement agencies,
  driver training providers [schools], and the community.
         SECTION 4.61.  Section 29.902(c), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  A school district shall consider offering a driver
  education and traffic safety course during each school year. If the
  district offers the course, the district may:
               (1)  conduct the course and charge a fee for the course
  in the amount determined by the agency to be comparable to the fee
  charged by a driver education provider [school] that holds a
  license under Chapter 1001; or
               (2)  contract with a driver education provider [school]
  that holds a license under Chapter 1001 to conduct the course.
         SECTION 4.62.  Section 123.007, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 123.007.  USE OF OTHER DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS
  PROGRAMS. In addition to using a drug court program established
  under this chapter, the commissioners court of a county or a court
  may use other drug awareness [or drug and alcohol driving
  awareness] programs to treat persons convicted of drug or alcohol
  related offenses.
         SECTION 4.63.  Section 521.165(e), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  The department may authorize an entity described by
  Subsection (a), including a driver education provider [school]
  described by Section 521.1655, to administer the examination
  required by Section 521.161(b)(2).
         SECTION 4.64.  Sections 521.1655(a) and (a-1),
  Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An in-person [A] driver education provider or online
  driver education provider [school] licensed under Chapter 1001,
  Education Code, may administer to a student of that provider
  [school] the vision, highway sign, and traffic law parts of the
  examination required by Section 521.161.
         (a-1)  A parent-taught driver education [course] provider
  licensed [approved] under Chapter 1001, Education Code, [Section
  521.205] may administer to a student of that course the highway sign
  and traffic law parts of the examination required by Section
  521.161.
         SECTION 4.65.  Sections 521.206(a) and (b), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall collect data regarding collisions
  of students taught by public schools, driver education providers
  [schools] licensed under Chapter 1001, Education Code, and other
  entities that offer driver education courses to students for which
  a uniform certificate of course completion is issued. The
  collision rate is computed by determining the number of an entity's
  students who complete a driver education course during a state
  fiscal year, dividing that number by the number of collisions that
  involved students who completed such a course and that occurred in
  the 12-month period following their licensure, and expressing the
  quotient as a percentage.
         (b)  The department shall collect data regarding the
  collision rate of students taught by course instructors approved
  under Section 1001.112, Education Code. The collision rate is
  computed by determining the number of students who completed a
  course taught [approved] under that section [Section 1001.112,
  Education Code,] during a state fiscal year, dividing that number
  by the number of collisions that involved students who completed
  such a course and that occurred in the 12-month period following
  their licensure, and expressing the quotient as a percentage.
         SECTION 4.66.  Section 521.222(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department may issue a learner license, including a
  Class A or Class B driver's learner license, to a person who:
               (1)  is 15 years of age or older but under 18 years of
  age;
               (2)  has satisfactorily completed and passed the
  classroom phase of an approved driver education course, which may
  be a course taught [approved] under Section 1001.112, Education
  Code;
               (3)  meets the requirements imposed under Section
  521.204(a)(3); and
               (4)  has passed each examination required under Section
  521.161 other than the driving test.
         SECTION 4.67.  Section 542.304(a), Transportation Code, as
  added by Chapter 1094 (H.B. 2048), Acts of the 86th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2019, is amended to conform to Section 4.40,
  Chapter 1352 (S.B. 346), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2019, and is further amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department by rule shall designate the offenses
  involving the operation of a motor vehicle that constitute a moving
  violation of the traffic law for the purposes of:
               (1)  [Article 102.022(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               [(2)]  Section 1001.112(b)(4) [1001.112(a-2)],
  Education Code;
               (2) [(3)]  Section 411.110(f), Government Code; and
               (3) [(4)]  Sections 773.0614(b) and 773.06141(a),
  Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 4.68.  The following provisions are repealed:
               (1)  Article 45.0511(u), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (2)  Sections 1001.001(4), (7), (10), (11), and (14),
  Education Code;
               (3)  Section 1001.056(f), Education Code;
               (4)  Section 1001.1015(c), Education Code;
               (5)  Sections 1001.103 and 1001.111, Education Code;
               (6)  Section 1001.151(e), Education Code;
               (7)  Sections 1001.205 and 1001.208, Education Code;
               (8)  Section 1001.251(b), Education Code;
               (9)  Section 1001.2531(a), Education Code;
               (10)  Sections 1001.2532, 1001.2533, 1001.2534,
  1001.2535, 1001.303, 1001.304, 1001.354, 1001.3541, and 1001.3542,
  Education Code;
               (11)  the heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 1001,
  Education Code;
               (12)  Section 545.412(g), Transportation Code; and
               (13)  Section 545.413(i), Transportation Code.
         SECTION 4.69.  On December 1, 2021:
               (1)  the terms of members serving on the driver
  training and traffic safety advisory committee under Section
  1001.058, Education Code, immediately before that date expire; and
               (2)  the presiding officer of the Texas Commission of
  Licensing and Regulation shall appoint members of the driver
  training and traffic safety advisory committee in accordance with
  Section 1001.058, Education Code, as amended by this article, with
  initial terms as follows:
                     (A)  three members to terms expiring February 1,
  2023;
                     (B)  three members to terms expiring February 1,
  2025; and
                     (C)  three members to terms expiring February 1,
  2027.
         SECTION 4.70.  Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas
  Department of Licensing and Regulation and the Department of Public
  Safety of the State of Texas shall enter into the memorandum of
  understanding required by Section 1001.060, Education Code, as
  added by this article.
         SECTION 4.71.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary
  to implement the changes in law made by this article to Chapter
  1001, Education Code.
         (b)  A driver education school license, driving safety
  school license, or course provider license issued under Chapter
  1001, Education Code, before the date the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation implements the changes described in
  Subsection (a) of this section continues to be valid until the date
  the license expires.  On expiration of that license, the license
  holder shall apply for a new license under Chapter 1001, Education
  Code, as amended by this article, to continue to provide services
  for which a license is required by that chapter.
         SECTION 4.72.  The changes in law made by this article to
  Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and Article 45.051, Code
  of Criminal Procedure, with respect to participation in a
  court-ordered program or course, apply to a court order entered on
  or after the effective date of this Act. A court order entered
  before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
  order was entered, and the former law is continued in effect for
  that purpose.
         SECTION 4.73.  To the extent of any conflict, this article
  prevails over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2021, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in
  enacted codes.
  ARTICLE 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 5.01.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.