Sec. 1001.206. REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE PROVIDER LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish criteria for a course provider license.

(b) The department shall approve an application for a course provider license if the application is submitted on a form approved by the executive director, includes the fee, and on inspection of the premises of the school the department determines that:

(1) the course provider has an approved course that at least one licensed driving safety school is willing to offer;

(2) the course provider has adequate educational qualifications and experience;

(3) the course provider will:

(A) develop and provide to each driving safety school that offers the approved course a copy of:

(i) the refund policy; and

(ii) the regulations relating to absence, grading policy, and rules of operation and conduct; and

(B) provide to the driving safety school the department's name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet website address for the purpose of directing complaints to the department;

(4) a copy of the information provided to each driving safety school under Subdivision (3) will be provided to each student by the school before enrollment;

(5) not later than the 15th working day after the date a person successfully completes the course, the course provider will issue and deliver to the person by United States mail or commercial or electronic delivery a uniform certificate of course completion indicating the course name and successful completion;

(6) the course provider maintains adequate records as prescribed by the department to show attendance and progress or grades and enforces satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and conduct;

(7) the course provider complies with all county, municipal, state, and federal laws, including assumed name registration and other applicable requirements;

(8) the course provider is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments for training;

(9) the course provider maintains and publishes as a part of its student enrollment contract the proper policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student fails to take the course or withdraws or is discontinued from the school at any time before completion;

(10) the course provider does not use erroneous or misleading advertising, either by actual statement, omission, or intimation, as determined by the department;

(11) the course provider does not use a name similar to the name of another existing school or tax-supported educational institution in this state, unless specifically approved in writing by the executive director;

(12) the course provider does not owe an administrative penalty for a violation of this chapter; and

(13) the course provider meets additional criteria required by the department.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 848), Sec. 7, eff. June 9, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 912), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2017.