Tex.
Educ. Code Section 1001.206
Requirements for Driving Safety Provider License
(a)
The commission by rule shall establish criteria for a driving safety provider license.(b)
The department shall approve an application for a driving safety provider license if the application is submitted on a form approved by the executive director, includes the fee, and the department determines that the applicant:(1)
has driving safety courses, curricula, and instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the courses, curricula, and instruction are offered;(2)
provides to each student before enrollment:(A)
a copy of:(i)
the refund policy;(ii)
the schedule of tuition, fees, and other charges; and(iii)
the regulations relating to absence, grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and(B)
the department’s name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet website address for the purpose of directing complaints to the department;(3)
not later than the 15th working day after the date a person successfully completes the course, issues and delivers to the person by United States mail or commercial or electronic delivery a uniform certificate of course completion indicating the course name and successful completion;(4)
maintains adequate records as prescribed by the department to show attendance and progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and conduct;(5)
complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name registration and other applicable requirements;(6)
is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;(7)
maintains and publishes as a part of its student enrollment contract the proper policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student fails to take the course or withdraws or is discontinued from the provider at any time before completion;(8)
does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;(9)
does not use a name similar to the name of another existing driving safety provider or tax-supported educational institution in this state, unless specifically approved in writing by the executive director;(10)
submits to the department for approval the applicable course hour lengths and curriculum content for each course offered by the provider;(11)
does not owe an administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter;(12)
provides adequate testing and security measures for the provider’s method of instruction to validate a student’s identity and active participation in a driving safety course; and(13)
meets any additional criteria required by the department.
Source:
Section 1001.206 — Requirements for Driving Safety Provider License, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.1001.htm#1001.206 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
