Sec. 29.902. DRIVER EDUCATION. (a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students. A student who will be 15 years of age or older before a driver education and traffic safety course ends may enroll in the course.
(b) The agency shall establish standards for the certification of professional and paraprofessional personnel who conduct the programs in the public schools.
(c) A school district shall consider offering a driver education and traffic safety course during each school year. If the district offers the course, the district may:
(1) conduct the course and charge a fee for the course in the amount determined by the agency to be comparable to the fee charged by a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001; or
(2) contract with a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001 to conduct the course.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 12.02, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.61, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Chapter 29 - Educational Programs
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs
Section 29.901. Military Instruction
Section 29.9015. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test
Section 29.902. Driver Education
Section 29.9021. Water Safety Education
Section 29.905. Community Education Relating to Hate Crime Law
Section 29.906. Character Traits and Personal Skills Instruction
Section 29.907. Celebrate Freedom Week
Section 29.9071. Texas Military Heroes Day
Section 29.9072. Holocaust Remembrance Week
Section 29.908. Early College Education Program
Section 29.909. Distance Learning Courses
Section 29.9091. Local Remote Learning Program
Section 29.910. Programs of Mutual Benefit
Section 29.911. Generation Texas Week
Section 29.915. Financial Literacy Pilot Program
Section 29.916. Home-Schooled Student Merit Scholarship and Advanced Placement Testing
Section 29.917. Higher Education and Workforce Readiness Programs
Section 29.918. Dropout Prevention Strategies
Section 29.920. Winter Celebrations
Section 29.922. Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program
Section 29.923. Workplace Safety Training Information
Section 29.924. Blended Learning Grant Program
Section 29.925. Texas Girls in Stem
Section 29.926. Agriculture Education Program
Section 29.928. Study on Competency-Based Educational Programs
Section 29.931. Broadband Technical Support for Students
Section 29.932. One-Time Technology Reimbursement
Section 29.933. Legislative Oversight on Covid-19 State Response