Sec. 1001.205. REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING SAFETY SCHOOL LICENSE

The commissioner shall approve an application for a driving safety school license if on investigation the agency determines that the school:

(1) has driving safety courses, curricula, and instruction of a quality, content, and length that reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course, curricula, and instruction are developed by the course provider;

(2) has adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructors to provide training of good quality;

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

(4) 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;

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

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

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

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

(9) maintains and uses the approved contract and policies developed by the course provider;

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

(11) will not provide a driving safety course to a person for less than $25; and

(12) meets additional criteria required by the commissioner.

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