ADULT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Tex. EDUC Code § 1001.1015.
in effect(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(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560 ), Sec. 5.68(4), eff. September 1, 2021.
(d) A driving safety course may not be approved as a driver education course under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.