87R4632 AJZ-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 962
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours of instruction required for driver training.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1001.101(b), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A driver education course 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) 50 [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 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
driver education course that begins on or after the effective date
of this Act. A driver education course that begins before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the course began, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.