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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 1001.1015. Adult Driver Education Course Curriculum and Educational Materials

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission by rule shall establish the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course exclusively for adults.

(b) A driver education course under Subsection (a) must:

(1) provide at least the minimum number of hours of classroom instruction required by commission rule;  and

(2) include instruction in:

(A) alcohol and drug awareness;

(B) the traffic laws of this state;

(C) highway signs, signals, and markings that regulate, warn, or direct traffic;  and

(D) the issues commonly associated with motor vehicle collisions, including poor decision-making, risk taking, impaired driving, distraction, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way, and using a wireless communication device while operating a vehicle.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), § 5.68(4).

(d) A driving safety course may not be approved as a driver education course under Subsection (a).

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