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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 5. OTHER EDUCATION |
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Chapter 1001. DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION |
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Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 1001.055. DRIVER EDUCATION CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATE NUMBERS
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(a) The agency shall provide to each licensed or exempt driver education school driver education certificates or certificate numbers to enable the school and each approved parent-taught course provider (approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Section 521.205 of the Transportation Code) to print and issue agency-approved driver education certificates with the certificate numbers to be used for certifying completion of an approved driver education course to satisfy the requirements of Sections 521.204(a)(2) and 521.1601, Transportation Code.
(a-1) A certificate printed and issued by a driver education school or Department of Public Safety approved course provider must:
(1) be in a form required by the agency; and
(2) include an identifying certificate number provided by the agency that may be used to verify the authenticity of the certificate with the driver education school or Department of Public Safety approved course provider.
(a-2) A driver education school or Department of Public Safety approved course provider that purchases driver education certificate numbers shall provide for the printing and issuance of original and duplicate certificates in a manner that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse of the certificates. The driver education school or Department of Public Safety approved course provider shall electronically submit to the agency in the manner established by the agency data identified by the agency relating to issuance of agency-approved driver education certificates with the certificate numbers.
(a-3) Certificate numbers must be in serial order so that the number on each issued certificate is unique.
(b) The agency by rule shall provide for the design and distribution of the certificates and certificate numbers in a manner that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized reproduction or misuse of the certificates or certificate numbers.
(c) The agency may charge a fee of not more than $4 for each certificate or certificate number.