87R6154 CXP-F
By: Burns H.B. No. 985
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of information relating to human
trafficking prevention in the curriculum of driver education and
driving safety courses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 1001.1021 to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.1021. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION INFORMATION.
(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating
to human trafficking prevention be included in the curriculum of
any driver education course or driving safety course.
(b) In developing rules under this section, the commission
shall consult with the human trafficking prevention coordinating
council established under Section 402.034, Government Code.
SECTION 2. (a) Not later than March 1, 2022, the Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules
required by Section 1001.1021, Education Code, as added by this
Act.
(b) Not later than September 1, 2022, each provider of a
driver education course or driving safety course shall submit the
curriculum adopted pursuant to Section 1001.1021, Education Code,
as added by this Act, to the Texas Commission of Licensing and
Regulation for approval.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.