85R2548 SRS-D
By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 912
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the persons authorized to conduct a driver education
course.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1001.112, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The commission by rule shall provide for approval of a
driver education course conducted by:
(1) the parent, stepparent, foster parent, legal
guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of a person who is
required to complete a driver education course to obtain a Class C
license; or
(2) a peace officer employed by a law enforcement
agency of a municipality or county or another appropriately
qualified employee of a law enforcement agency of a municipality or
county, if that employee is designated by the head of the agency to
conduct the course.
(a-1) The rules must provide that the student driver spend a
minimum number of hours in classroom and behind-the-wheel
instruction and 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;
(2) has not been convicted of:
(A) criminally negligent homicide; or
(B) driving while intoxicated;
(3) is not disabled because of mental illness; and
(4) does not have six or more points assigned to the
person's driver's license under Subchapter B, Chapter 708,
Transportation Code, at the time the person begins conducting the
course.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.