2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 5 - Other Education › Chapter 1001 - Driver and Traffic Safety Education › Subchapter E. Licensing of Driver Training Providers › Section 1001.206. Requirements for Driving Safety Provider License

Sec. 1001.206.  REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING SAFETY PROVIDER LICENSE.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish criteria for a driving safety provider license.
(b)  The department shall approve an application for a driving safety provider license if the application is submitted on a form approved by the executive director, includes the fee, and 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;
(2)  provides to each student before enrollment:
(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) not later than the 15th working day after the date a person successfully completes the course, issues and delivers 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) 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) complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name registration and other applicable requirements;
(6) is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;
(7) 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 at any time before completion;
(8)  does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;
(9)  does not use a name similar to the name of another existing driving safety provider 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)  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)  meets any additional criteria required by the department.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 848), Sec. 7, eff. June 9, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 912), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.25, eff. September 1, 2021.