Bill Text: TX HB3212 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the inclusion of information relating to street racing in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB3212 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3212-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 3212 | ||
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| relating to the inclusion of information relating to street racing | ||
| in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety | ||
| courses. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 1001.1021 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1001.1021. INFORMATION RELATING TO STREET RACING. The | ||
| commission by rule shall require that information relating to the | ||
| dangers and consequences of street racing in violation of Section | ||
| 545.420, Transportation Code, be included in the curriculum of each | ||
| driver education and driving safety course. | ||
| SECTION 2. (a) Not later than May 1, 2022, the Texas | ||
| Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules | ||
| required by Section 1001.1021, Education Code, as added by this | ||
| Act. | ||
| (b) Not later than September 1, 2022, each provider of a | ||
| driver education course or a driving safety course shall certify to | ||
| the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation that the course | ||
| curriculum has been updated to include the information required by | ||
| Section 1001.1021, Education Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 3212 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 25, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 3212 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
