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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 D. FEES |
Sec. 1001.151. APPLICATION, LICENSE, AND REGISTRATION FEES
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(a) The commissioner shall collect application, license, and registration fees. The fees must be in amounts sufficient to cover administrative costs and are nonrefundable.
(b) The fee for an initial driver education school license is $1,000 plus $850 for each branch location.
(c) The fee for an initial driving safety school license is an appropriate amount established by the commissioner not to exceed $200.
(d) The fee for an initial course provider license is an appropriate amount established by the commissioner not to exceed $2,000, except that the agency may waive the fee if revenue received from the course provider is sufficient to cover the cost of licensing the course provider.
(e) The annual renewal fee for a course provider, driving safety school, driver education school, or branch location is an appropriate amount established by the commissioner not to exceed $200, except that the agency may waive the fee if revenue generated by the issuance of course completion certificate numbers and driver education certificates is sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter and Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(f) The fee for a change of address of:
(1) a driver education school is $180; and
(2) a driving safety school or course provider is $50.
(g) The fee for a change of name of:
(1) a driver education school or course provider or an owner of a driver education school or course provider is $100; and
(2) a driving safety school or owner of a driving safety school is $50.
(h) The application fee for each additional driver education or driving safety course at a driver training school is $25.
(i) The application fee for:
(1) each director is $30; and
(2) each assistant director or administrative staff member is $15.
(j) Each application for approval of a driving safety course that has not been evaluated by the commissioner must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $9,000.
(k) An application for an original driver education or driving safety instructor license must be accompanied by a processing fee of $50 and an annual license fee of $25, except that the commissioner may not collect the processing fee from an applicant for a driver education instructor license who is currently teaching a driver education course in a public school in this state.
(l) The commissioner shall establish the amount of the fee for a duplicate license.
(m) The commissioner may establish a fee for an application for approval to offer a driver education course by an alternative method of instruction under Section 1001.3541 in an amount the commissioner considers appropriate, not to exceed the amount sufficient to cover the costs of considering the application.