Tex. Transp. Code § 521.1601 · Subchapter H. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is younger than 25 years of age unless the person submits to the department a driver education certificate issued under Chapter 1001, Education Code, that states that the person has completed and passed:
(1) a driver education and traffic safety course conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section 1001.002, Education Code, or a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 1001, Education Code; or
(2) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a driver education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code.
(b) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid driver's license issued by another state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1413 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 3, eff. March 1, 2010.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 270 (S.B. 478), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (H.B. 3645), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code ch. 1001DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATIONPrinted as Chapter 1001, Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.002EXEMPTIONS.Printed as Section 1001.002, Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.101ADULT AND MINOR DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND TEXTBOOKS.Printed as Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.1015ADULT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.Printed as Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code
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