| (a) Pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles
42A.403 and 42A.405, the commission and the department shall jointly
approve a DWI Education Program and rules with the Texas Department
of Public Safety; the Traffic Safety Section of the Traffic Operations
Division of the Texas Department of Transportation; and the Criminal
Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) Representatives from the agencies identified in
subsection (a), are responsible for approving or disapproving the
educational program curriculum or curriculum changes, as set forth
in the Texas DWI Education Program Administrator/Instructor Manual
and required to be used by DWI Education Programs under §90.40,
as well as any rules and rule changes proposed for publication relating
to certification standards for DWI Education Programs and their Instructors.
(c) For any proposed changes to the educational program
curriculum or rules for the DWI Education Program, the department
will notify the designated representatives from the agencies identified
in subsection (a) and solicit input during the process to revise the
educational program curriculum or during the rulemaking process.
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