BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3012 By: Walle Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, state law requires driving safety course providers to charge each student, in addition to a fee for a driving safety course, a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course. The bill author has informed the committee that this required additional fee is unnecessary because providers already have the ability to set rates for driving safety courses under current law and that the switch to virtual programs for many providers makes a fee for services like printing course documents unnecessary. H.B. 3012 seeks to address these issues and give driving safety course providers more flexibility in deciding whether an additional charge for course materials and administrative services is warranted by removing the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 3012 amends the Education Code to remove the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3012
By: Walle
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3012
By: Walle
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, state law requires driving safety course providers to charge each student, in addition to a fee for a driving safety course, a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course. The bill author has informed the committee that this required additional fee is unnecessary because providers already have the ability to set rates for driving safety courses under current law and that the switch to virtual programs for many providers makes a fee for services like printing course documents unnecessary. H.B. 3012 seeks to address these issues and give driving safety course providers more flexibility in deciding whether an additional charge for course materials and administrative services is warranted by removing the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 3012 amends the Education Code to remove the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, state law requires driving safety course providers to charge each student, in addition to a fee for a driving safety course, a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course. The bill author has informed the committee that this required additional fee is unnecessary because providers already have the ability to set rates for driving safety courses under current law and that the switch to virtual programs for many providers makes a fee for services like printing course documents unnecessary. H.B. 3012 seeks to address these issues and give driving safety course providers more flexibility in deciding whether an additional charge for course materials and administrative services is warranted by removing the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 3012 amends the Education Code to remove the requirement for a driving safety course provider to charge each student a minimum $3 fee for course materials and for supervising and administering the course.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.