Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 90 - OFFENDER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 90.10 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly states
					 otherwise.
(1) Alcohol Education
				  Program for Minors--An alcohol educational program for minors as described in
				  Section 171.0001, Government Code.
(2) Annual Reporting Period--The period of
				  time beginning September 1 of each year and ending August 31 of the following
				  year.
(3) Certificate of Program
				  Completion (Certificate)--A uniform, serially numbered certificate as described
				  in Section 171.0001, Government Code.
(4) Commission--The Texas Commission of
				  Licensing and Regulation.
(5)
				  Continuing Education Hour--At least 50 minutes of participation in an
				  organized, systematic learning experience which deals with and is designed for
				  the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and information on drug or
				  alcohol-related topics, as applicable to the specific court-ordered program
				  instructor license endorsement.
(6)
				  Continuing Education Seminar--A department-approved continuing education
				  seminar, class, or course that may be taken to meet renewal requirements, as
				  applicable to a specific court-ordered program instructor license
				  endorsement.
(7) Course
				  Records--Court-ordered program participants' personal data forms, pre-tests and
				  post-tests, self-assessments, screening instrument(s), homework assignments,
				  action plans, and any other written material required or used in the
				  court-ordered program class instruction.
(8) Course Roster--A form used to record data
				  on all court-ordered program participants enrolled in the course and to record
				  attendance data on those participants at each class throughout the
				  course.
(9) Court-Ordered Education
				  Class (Class)--A module of a court-ordered program course.
(10) Court-Ordered Education Course
				  (Course)--The complete series of court-ordered program class modules.
(11) Court-Ordered Education Program
				  (Program)--The Alcohol Education Program for Minors, Drug Offender Education
				  Program, DWI Education Program, or DWI Intervention Program.
(12) Court-Ordered Education Provider
				  (Program Provider)--A person holding a license from the department to offer or
				  provide a court-ordered program.
(13) Department--The Texas Department of
				  Licensing and Regulation.
(14) Drug
				  Offender Education Program--A drug offense educational program as described in
				  Section 171.0001, Government Code.
(15) DWI--An offense relating to driving or
				  operating a motorized vehicle while intoxicated, as described in Sections 49.04
				  -
				  RSA
				  49.08, Penal Code relating to Intoxication
				  and Alcoholic Beverage Offenses.
(16) DWI Education Program--An educational
				  program for intoxication offenses as described in Section 171.0001, Government
				  Code.
(17) DWI Intervention
				  Program--An intervention program for intoxication offenses described in Section
				  171.0001, Government Code.
(18)
				  Endorsement--A classification received by a program provider or instructor as
				  described in Sections 171.0103 and 171.0153, Government Code, after successful
				  completion of the department licensing process, which allows a licensee to
				  instruct, offer, or provide a specific type of court-ordered program.
(19) Executive Director--The executive
				  director of the department.
(20)
				  Instructor Applicant--A term describing an individual from the period when the
				  individual applies for admission into an instructor training course until the
				  point where a license is granted or denied.
(21) Instructor Licensing Period--The period
				  of time beginning with the date instructor licensure was granted to instruct a
				  specific court-ordered program curriculum and ending two years after the date
				  the license was issued.
(22)
				  Instructor Training Class--A module of an instructor training course.
(23) Instructor Training Course--The complete
				  series of instructor training class modules.
(24) Minor--A person under the age of 21
				  years, as described in Section 106.01, Alcohol Beverage Code.
(25) Module--A part of the Court-Ordered
				  Education Program Instructor Manual that covers a single subject or topic
				  within a specific course.
(26)
				  Online Course--A court-ordered education program that is offered or provided in
				  a virtual, real-time, and interactive setting through an internet connection as
				  authorized under this chapter.
(27)
				  Participant--An individual who attends, takes, or completes a court-ordered
				  program.
(28) Screening
				  Instrument--A written device approved by the department and required to be
				  administered to each program participant for the purpose of:
(A) identifying indicators of a potential
				  substance abuse problem; and
(B)
				  making recommendations for further evaluation, where indicated by the screening
				  instrument.