Sec. 30A.1041. DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES. (a) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, public or private institution of higher education, or other eligible entity may seek approval to offer through the state virtual school network the classroom portion of a driver education and traffic safety course that complies with the requirements for the program developed under Section 29.902.
(b) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, public or private institution of higher education, or other eligible entity may not offer through the state virtual school network the laboratory portion of a driver education and traffic safety course.
(c) A driver education and traffic safety course offered in compliance with this section must be the equivalent in instructional rigor and scope to a course that is provided in a traditional classroom setting for a period of 56 hours.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.