Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.1015 · Subchapter C. DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING SAFETY CURRICULUM
ADULT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission by rule shall establish the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course exclusively for adults.
(b) A driver education course under Subsection (a) must:
(1) provide at least the minimum number of hours of classroom instruction required by commission rule; and
(2) include instruction in:
(A) alcohol and drug awareness;
(B) the traffic laws of this state;
(C) highway signs, signals, and markings that regulate, warn, or direct traffic; and
(D) the issues commonly associated with motor vehicle collisions, including poor decision-making, risk taking, impaired driving, distraction, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way, and using a wireless communication device while operating a vehicle.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(4), eff. September 1, 2021.
(d) A driving safety course may not be approved as a driver education course under Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.15, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(4), eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 126, eff. September 1, 2023.
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