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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An organization is exempt from this chapter if the organization:
(1) has 50,000 or more members;
(2) qualifies for a tax exemption under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(4) of that code; and
(3) conducts for its members and other individuals who are at least 50 years of age a driving safety course that is not used for purposes of Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) A driving safety course is exempt from this chapter if the course is taught without providing a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who successfully completes the course.
(c) A driver education course is exempt from this chapter, other than Section 1001.055, if the course is:
(1) conducted by a vocational driver training school operated to train or prepare a person for a field of endeavor in a business, trade, technical, or industrial occupation;
(2) conducted by a school or training program that offers only instruction of purely avocational or recreational subjects as determined by the department;
(3) sponsored by an employer to train its own employees without charging tuition;
(4) sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or professional organization with a closed membership to instruct the members of the organization; or
(5) conducted by a school regulated and approved under another law of this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Education Code - EDUC § 1001.002. Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-1001-002/
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