Sec. 1001.206. REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE PROVIDER LICENSE

The commissioner shall approve an application for a course provider license if on investigation the agency determines that:

(1) the course provider has an approved course that at least one licensed driving safety school is willing to offer;

(2) the course provider has adequate educational qualifications and experience;

(3) the course provider will:

(A) develop and provide to each driving safety school that offers the approved course a copy of:

(i) the refund policy; and

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

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

(4) a copy of the information provided to each driving safety school under Subdivision (3) will be provided to each student by the school before enrollment;

(5) not later than the 15th working day after the date the person successfully completes the course, the course provider will mail a uniform certificate of course completion to the person indicating the course name and successful completion;

(6) the course provider 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;

(7) the course provider complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name registration and other applicable requirements;

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

(9) the course provider is of good reputation and character;

(10) the course provider maintains and publishes as a 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) the course provider does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the commissioner;

(12) the course provider 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) the course provider does not owe an administrative penalty under this chapter; and

(14) the course provider meets additional criteria required by the commissioner.

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