Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.059 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES
DEPARTMENT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall:
(1) create a driver education course for minors and adults that presents the course curriculum in American Sign Language; and
(2) make the course described by Subdivision (1) available on the department's Internet website.
(b) The department may collaborate with another state agency or contract with a licensed driver education provider or a driver education instructor to create the course.
(c) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for the course. The fee established under this section:
(1) is in addition to a fee charged for a certificate for the course; and
(2) must be in an amount that is:
(A) not more than an amount necessary to cover the cost of creating and administering the course; and
(B) not more than the average cost of an online driver education course provided in this state, as determined by the commission.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (S.B. 1051), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.11, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.1001.htm
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