86R5715 SOS-D
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 1538
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to driving safety courses provided by certain
organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1001.002, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), an
organization is exempt from this chapter and any fee imposed under
this chapter if the organization:
(1) is exempt from federal taxation under Section
501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described
by Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and
(2) provides to individuals who are at least 50 years
of age a driving safety course that may be used for purposes of
Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(a-2) Sections 1001.0561, 1001.351(b), 1001.451, and
1001.555 apply to an organization described by Subsection (a-1).
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 1001.0561 to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.0561. UNIFORM CERTIFICATES OF COURSE COMPLETION
ISSUED BY CERTAIN EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. For an organization exempt
from this chapter under Section 1001.002(a-1):
(1) the department shall provide the organization with
course completion certificate numbers to enable the organization to
issue original and duplicate department-approved uniform
certificates of course completion in a manner that, to the greatest
extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse
of the certificates; and
(2) the organization may purchase original or
duplicate certificate numbers for only one approved driving safety
course.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.