Tex.
Educ. Code Section 1001.002
Exemptions
(a)
An organization is exempt from this chapter if the organization:(1)
has 50,000 or more members;(2)
qualifies for a tax exemption under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(4) of that code; and(3)
conducts for its members and other individuals who are at least 50 years of age a driving safety course that is not used for purposes of Subchapter H (Applicability), Chapter 45A (Justice and Municipal Courts), Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)
A driving safety course is exempt from this chapter if the course is taught without providing a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who successfully completes the course.(c)
A driver education course is exempt from this chapter, other than Section 1001.055 (Driver Education Certificates and Certificate Numbers), if the course is:(1)
conducted by a vocational driver training school operated to train or prepare a person for a field of endeavor in a business, trade, technical, or industrial occupation;(2)
conducted by a school or training program that offers only instruction of purely avocational or recreational subjects as determined by the department;(3)
sponsored by an employer to train its own employees without charging tuition;(4)
sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or professional organization with a closed membership to instruct the members of the organization; or(5)
conducted by a school regulated and approved under another law of this state.
Source:
Section 1001.002 — Exemptions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.1001.htm#1001.002 (accessed May 26, 2025).
