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Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.059

DEPARTMENT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (S.B. 1051), Sec. 1, eff

(a) The department shall:

(1) create a driver education course for minors and adults that presents the course curriculum in American Sign Language; and

(2) make the course described by Subdivision (1) available on the department's Internet website.

(b) The department may collaborate with another state agency or contract with a licensed driver education provider or a driver education instructor to create the course.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for the course. The fee established under this section:

(1) is in addition to a fee charged for a certificate for the course; and

(2) must be in an amount that is:

(A) not more than an amount necessary to cover the cost of creating and administering the course; and

(B) not more than the average cost of an online driver education course provided in this state, as determined by the commission.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.