Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.209 · Subchapter E. LICENSING OF DRIVER TRAINING PROVIDERS
BOND REQUIREMENTS: DRIVING SAFETY PROVIDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before a license may be issued to a driving safety provider, the provider must provide a corporate surety bond in the amount of $10,000.
(b) A bond issued under Subsection (a) must be:
(1) issued by a company authorized to do business in this state;
(2) payable to the department to be used:
(A) for payment of a refund due a student of the provider's approved driving safety courses;
(B) to cover the payment of unpaid fees or penalties assessed by the executive director or the commission; or
(C) to recover any cost associated with providing course completion certificate numbers, including the cancellation of certificate numbers;
(3) conditioned on the compliance of the provider and its officers, agents, and employees with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and
(4) issued for a period corresponding to the term of the license.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 928 (H.B. 468), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 848), Sec. 8, eff. June 9, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 912), Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.27, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.1001.htm
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