Tex. Transp. Code § 521.374 · Subchapter P. SUSPENSION FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR EQUIVALENT EDUCATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person whose license is suspended under Section 521.372 may:
(1) successfully complete an in-person or online educational program, approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code, that is designed to educate persons on the dangers of substance misuse; or
(2) successfully complete education on the dangers of substance misuse equivalent to the educational program described by Subdivision (1), while the person is a resident of a facility for the treatment of substance misuse or chemical dependency, including:
(A) a substance abuse treatment facility or substance abuse felony punishment facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 493.009, Government Code;
(B) a community corrections facility, as defined by Section 509.001, Government Code; or
(C) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code.
(a-1) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall approve the equivalent education in facilities described by Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (B). The Health and Human Services Commission shall approve the equivalent education in a facility described by Subsection (a)(2)(C).
(b) The period of suspension or prohibition under Section 521.372(c) continues until the earlier of:
(1) the date the individual successfully completes the in-person or online educational program under Subsection (a)(1) or is released from the residential treatment facility at which the individual successfully completed equivalent education under Subsection (a)(2), as applicable; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date the suspension or prohibition was imposed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.294, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 1070), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 642), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 5183), Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 171EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REGULATED BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATIONPrinted as Chapter 171, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 493.009SUBSTANCE ABUSE FELONY PUNISHMENT FACILITIES.Printed as Section 493.009, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 509.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 509.001, Government Code
Health and Safety Code
Cited by 10 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 521.374. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Alcoholic Beverage Code
Code of Criminal Procedure
Family Code
Government Code
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.372SUSPENSION OR LICENSE DENIAL.Printed as Section 521.374(b)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.375JOINT ADOPTION OF RULES.Printed as Section 521.374(a)(2)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.376DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES.Printed as Section 521.374(a)(2) | Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) | Section 521.374(a)(2)(C)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.377LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.Printed as Section 521.374(a)(1) | Section 521.374(a)(2)
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