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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain persons to teach a driver |
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education course. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.112(a), Education Code, the |
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substance of which was transferred from Section 521.205(a), |
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Transportation Code, by Chapter 1044 (H.B. 1786), Acts of the 84th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is amended to conform to |
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Chapter 567 (H.B. 2708), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2015, and further amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall provide for approval of a |
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driver education course conducted by a person designated under |
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Subsection (a-1) or by the parent, stepparent, foster parent, legal |
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guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of a person who is |
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required to complete a driver education course to obtain a Class C |
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license. The rules must provide that the student driver spend a |
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minimum number of hours in classroom and behind-the-wheel |
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instruction and that the person conducting the course: |
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(1) possess a valid license for the preceding three |
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years that has not been suspended, revoked, or forfeited in the past |
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three years for an offense that involves the operation of a motor |
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vehicle; |
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(2) has not been convicted of: |
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(A) criminally negligent homicide; or |
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(B) driving while intoxicated; and |
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(3) [is not disabled because of mental illness; and
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[(4)] does not have six or more points assigned to the |
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person's driver's license under Subchapter B, Chapter 708, |
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Transportation Code, at the time the person begins conducting the |
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course. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1001.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The parent of a person who is required to complete a |
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driver education course to obtain a Class C license may designate a |
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person 25 years of age or older to conduct a driver education course |
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under Subsection (a) if the parent has a disability. In this |
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subsection, "disability" means, with respect to an individual, a |
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physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more |
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major life activities. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 521.1655(a-1), Transportation Code, |
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is repealed. |
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(b) Section 521.205(a), Transportation Code, as amended by |
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Chapter 567 (H.B. 2708), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section |
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521.205, Transportation Code, by Chapter 1044 (H.B. 1786), Acts of |
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the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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