Texas Education Code

§ 1001.101 — ADULT AND MINOR DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND TEXTBOOKS

ED § 1001.101Title 5. OTHER EDUCATION · Ch. 1001. DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION · Art. C. DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING SAFETY CURRICULUM

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(a)The commission by rule shall establish or approve the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course for minors and adults, including a driver education course conducted by a school district, driver education provider, or parent or other individual under this chapter.

(b)The commission by rule shall prescribe the minimum number of hours of classroom instruction, observation instruction, and behind-the-wheel instruction that must be completed for a driver education course to be approved under this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1413 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 6, eff. March 1, 2010. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 3483), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.14, eff. September 1, 2021.