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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education |
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provider license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.151, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for: |
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(1) an initial in-person driver education provider |
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license and for each branch location; |
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(2) an initial online driver education provider |
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license; |
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(3) [an initial parent-taught driver education |
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provider license; |
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[(4)] an initial driving safety provider license; |
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(4) [(5)] the annual renewal for a driving safety |
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provider, an in-person driver education provider, an online driver |
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education provider, or a branch location of an in-person driver |
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education provider, except that the executive director may waive |
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the fee if revenue generated by the issuance of course completion |
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certificate numbers and driver education certificates is |
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sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter and |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(5) [(6)] a change of address of a driver education |
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provider or driving safety provider; and |
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(6) [(7)] a change of name of: |
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(A) a driver education provider or an owner of a |
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driver education provider; or |
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(B) a driving safety provider or an owner of a |
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driving safety provider. |
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(e) The commission may not charge a fee for the issuance or |
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renewal of a parent-taught driver education provider license. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |