Sec. 1001.2532. TEACHING ASSISTANT. (a) A teaching assistant is a driver education instructor who is authorized to teach or provide only behind-the-wheel training.

(b) To be eligible to be certified as a teaching assistant, a driver education instructor must:

(1) have successfully completed:

(A) six semester hours of driver and traffic safety education from an accredited college or university; or

(B) a teaching assistant development course approved by the department; and

(2) pass any required examination.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 2.005, eff. September 1, 2019.