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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 15DRIVER LICENSE RULES
SUBCHAPTER CEXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
RULE §15.64Examinations Administered by Other Entities

(a) Prior to application for a learner license, the driver education school, or parent taught driver education course provider may administer the Class C Road Signs exam and the Class C Road Rules exam to each student.

  (1) The student must achieve a score of at least 70% on each exam to pass.

  (2) The exams shall be administered in accordance with the guidelines detailed in subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph:

    (A) The driver education school or parent taught driver education course provider will obtain the exams from the department or the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and may reproduce and electronically administer the exams if the most current version available from the department or TDLR is used. The exams will be available in English and Spanish. Other languages and oral exams must be referred to a driver license office. Exam results will be recorded on the Texas Driver Education Certificate. No student shall be examined prior to his or her 15th birthday.

    (B) The exams may not be reviewed prior to examination. The driver education school, or parent taught driver education course provider may review exams after completion, but may not provide copies of the exams to the student.

(b) An applicant must complete a vision exam.

  (1) Applicants completing a parent taught driver education course are required to take and pass the vision exam at a driver license office.

  (2) Applicants completing a driving education course may take the vision exam at the school. The driver education school may administer the vision exam using a suitable device that utilizes the Snellen Method of Measurement and American Medical Association (AMA) Visual Efficiency Rating to accurately measure the student's visual acuity.

    (A) The device must be used in a manner consistent with the procedures prescribed by the device manufacturer.

    (B) The results of the student's visual acuity will be recorded on the Texas Driver Education Certificate. A student with obvious visual problems shall be referred to the driver license office for examination and any necessary referrals to a vision specialist.

    (C) Upon presentation of a Texas Driver Education Certificate including the results of a student's visual acuity, the driver license office personnel shall evaluate the exam results and if vision limitations are present, add the proper restriction(s) to the learner license.

(c) The Texas Driver Education Certificate shall be completed and dated on the same day examination requirements are completed. The certificate will serve as verification to the department that the student has met the training and examination requirements.


Source Note: The provisions of this §15.64 adopted to be effective May 19, 2021, 46 TexReg 3144

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