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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES |
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Chapter 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
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Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS |
Sec. 29.902. DRIVER EDUCATION
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(a) The agency shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students. A student who will be 15 years of age or older before a driver education and traffic safety course ends may enroll in the course.
(b) The agency shall establish standards for the certification of professional and paraprofessional personnel who conduct the programs in the public schools.
(c) A school district shall consider offering a driver education and traffic safety course during each school year. If the district offers the course, the district may:
(1) conduct the course and charge a fee for the course in the amount determined by the agency to be comparable to the fee charged by a driver education school that holds a license under Chapter 1001; or
(2) contract with a driver education school that holds a license under Chapter 1001 to conduct the course.