Bill Text: TX HB1372 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to information included in the curriculum of each driver education course and driving safety course.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB1372 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1372-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 1372
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to information included in the curriculum of each driver
  education course and driving safety course.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1001.1091 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.1091.  INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER
  SAFETY SEAT SYSTEMS. The commission by rule shall require that
  information relating to the proper use of child passenger safety
  seat systems be included in the curriculum of each driver education
  and driving safety course.
         SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules
  required by Section 1001.1091, Education Code, as added by this
  Act.
         (b)  Not later than September 1, 2018, each provider of a
  driver education course or driving safety course shall submit the
  curriculum adopted pursuant to Section
  1001.1091, Education Code,
  as added by this Act, to the Texas Commission of Licensing and
  Regulation for approval.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1372 was passed by the House on May
  12, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 6, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 1372 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 9,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1372 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor       
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