16 Tex. Admin. Code § 84.50 - Parent-Taught Driver Education Program Requirements
(a) Prior to
teaching a department-approved parent-taught driver education course, a parent
or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code, must submit a
completed request for Parent-Taught Driver Education Instructor Designation
Service Application with a non-refundable fee to the department.
(b) After receiving the Parent-Taught Driver
Education Instructor Designation Service Application, the instructor must
obtain one of the department approved parent-taught driver education courses to
fulfill program requirements.
(c)
The parent-taught driver education provider must provide the appropriate
portion of a control-numbered DE-964 to a person who has completed the
objectives found in Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE, or who has
successfully completed the entire portion of the course for which the DE-964 is
being issued.
(d) The program
includes both classroom and in-car instruction phases. Instruction is limited
to six hours per day, including not more than two hours of behind-the-wheel
instruction per day.
(e) The
parent, or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code, may
teach both instruction phases, or utilize a licensed driver education provider,
or public driver education school for either phase.
(f) The fourteen (14) hours of in-car
instruction must be taught under one program: either parent-taught, or a
licensed driver education provider, or public driver education school. All
previous driver education hours must be repeated if the method of instruction
changes prior to completion of either phase.
(g) The remaining hours of classroom
following Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE, must be taught under one
program, either parent-taught, a licensed driver education provider, or public
driver education school.
(h) The
additional thirty (30) hours of behind-the-wheel supervised practice must be
completed in the presence of an adult who meets the requirements of Texas
Transportation Code, §
521.222(d)(2).
(i) A student may apply to the Department of
Public Safety for a learner license after completion of the objectives found in
Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE.
(j) Behind-the-wheel parent-taught driver
education instruction may be conducted in any vehicle that is legally operated
with a Class C driver license.
(k)
Behind-the-wheel parent-taught driver education instruction and supervised
practice may begin after the student receives a learner license. The required
curriculum that must be followed includes:
(1) a minimum of 44 hours that consists of:
seven hours behind-the-wheel instruction in the presence of a parent or other
individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code;
(2) seven hours of in-car observation in the
presence of a parent or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the
Code; and
(3) 30 hours of
behind-the-wheel supervised practice, including at least 10 hours at night,
certified by a parent or guardian who meets the requirements of Texas
Transportation Code, §
521.222(d)(2).
The 30 hours of behind-the-wheel supervised practice must be endorsed by a
parent or legal guardian if the student is a minor.
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