Sec. 1001.204. REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOL LICENSE

The commissioner shall approve an application for a driver education school license if, on investigation of the premises of the school, it is determined that the school:

(1) has courses, curricula, and instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the courses, curricula, and instruction are offered;

(2) has adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructors to provide training of good quality in the classroom and behind the wheel;

(3) has directors, instructors, and administrators who have adequate educational qualifications and experience;

(4) provides to each student before enrollment:

(A) a copy of:

(i) the refund policy;

(ii) the schedule of tuition, fees, and other charges; and

(iii) the regulations relating to absence, grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and

(B) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the agency for the purpose of directing complaints to the agency;

(5) maintains adequate records as prescribed by the commissioner to show attendance and progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and conduct;

(6) on completion of training, issues each student a certificate indicating the course name and satisfactory completion;

(7) complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal regulations, including fire, building, and sanitation codes and assumed name registration;

(8) is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;

(9) has administrators, directors, owners, and instructors who are of good reputation and character;

(10) maintains and publishes as part of its student enrollment contract the proper policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student fails to take the course or withdraws or is discontinued from the school at any time before completion;

(11) does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the commissioner;

(12) does not use a name similar to the name of another existing school or tax-supported educational institution in this state, unless specifically approved in writing by the commissioner;

(13) submits to the agency for approval the applicable course hour lengths and curriculum content for each course offered by the school;

(14) does not owe an administrative penalty under this chapter; and

(15) meets any additional criteria required by the agency.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.