16 Tex. Admin. Code § 84.502 - In-Person Driver Education Course Exclusively for Adults

(a) Driver education course exclusively for adults. Courses offered in an in-person classroom facility to persons who are age 18 to under 25 years of age for the education and examination requirements for the issuance of a driver's license under Texas Transportation Code, § 521.222 and § 521.1601, must be offered in accordance with the following:

(1) In-person approval process. The department may approve an endorsement for a driver education course exclusively for adults to be offered in-person if the course meets the following requirements.

(A) Application. The driver education provider must submit a completed application along with the appropriate fee;

(B) Instructor license required. Students must receive classroom instruction from a licensed driver education instructor; and

(C) Minimum course content. The driver education course exclusively for adults must consist of six clock hours of classroom instruction that meets the minimum course content and instruction requirements contained in the POI-Adult Six-Hour.

(2) Course management. An approved adult driver education course must be presented in compliance with the following:

(A) The instructor must be physically present in appropriate proximity to the student for the type of instruction being given. A licensed driver education instructor, or provider owner must sign or stamp all completed classroom instruction records.

(B) A copy of the current edition of the "Texas Driver Handbook" or equivalent study material must be made available to each student enrolled in the course.

(C) Self-study assignments, videos, tape recordings, guest speakers, and other instructional media that present topics required in the course must not exceed 150 minutes of instruction.

(D) Each student, including makeup students, must be provided their own seat and table or desk while receiving classroom instruction. A provider must not enroll more than 36 students, excluding makeup students, and the number of students may not exceed the number of seats and tables or desks available at the provider's location.

(E) A minimum of 330 minutes of instruction is required.

(F) The total length of the course must consist of a minimum of 360 minutes.

(G) Thirty minutes of time, exclusive of the 330 minutes of instruction, must be dedicated to break periods or to the topics included in the minimum course content.

(b) Students must not receive a driver education certificate of completion unless that student receives a grade of at least 70 percent on the highway signs examination and at least 70 percent on the traffic laws examination as required under Texas Transportation Code § 521.161.

(c) The driver education provider must make a reasonable effort to validate the identity of the student at the time of enrollment.

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16 Tex. Admin. Code § 84.502

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 12, March 24, 2017, TexReg 1418, eff. 4/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1433, eff. 3/15/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 24, June 15, 2018, TexReg 3876, eff. 7/1/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 10, March 6, 2020, TexReg 1699, eff. 3/15/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 35, August 28, 2020, TexReg 6082, eff. 9/1/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 35, August 27, 2021, TexReg 5399, eff. 9/1/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 17, April 29, 2022, TexReg 2524, eff. 5/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 21, May 26, 2023, TexReg 2715, eff. 6/1/2023; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 47, November 22, 2024, TexReg 9527, eff. 12/1/2024