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instructor development courses. The supervising teacher may allow
a driver education teacher, or teaching assistant to provide training
under the direction of the supervising teacher in areas appropriate
for their level of certification and/or licensure.
(6) The supervising teacher is responsible for certifying
all independent study and research assignments that shall not exceed
25 percent of the total training program time.
(d) This subsection contains requirements for driver
education continuing education courses.
(1) Driver education school owners may receive an approval
for a four-hour continuing education course and provide the approved
course to instructors to ensure that instructors meet the requirements
for continuing education.
(2) The request for course approval shall contain the
following:
(A) a description of the plan by which the course will
be presented;
(B) the subject of each unit;
(C) the educational objectives of each unit;
(D) time to be dedicated to each unit;
(E) instructional resources for each unit, including
names or titles of presenters and facilitators; and
(F) a plan by which the school owner will monitor and
ensure attendance and completion of the course by the instructions
within the guidelines set forth in the course.
(3) A continuing education course may be approved if
the department determines that:
(A) the course constitutes an organized program of
learning that enhances the instructional skills, methods, or knowledge
of a licensed driver education instructor;
(B) the course pertains to subject matters that relate
directly to the practice of driver education instruction, instruction
techniques, or driver education-related subjects; and
(C) the entire course shall be taught by individuals
with recognized experience or expertise in the area of driver education
or related subjects. The department may request evidence of the individuals'
experience or expertise.
(4) Driver education school owners may not offer the
same continuing education course to instructors each year. In order
to continue to offer a course, a new or revised continuing education
course shall be submitted to the department for approval.
(e) A branch school may offer only a course that is
approved for the primary school.
(f) Schools applying for approval of additional courses
after the original approval has been granted shall submit the documents
designated by the department with the appropriate fee. Courses shall
be approved before soliciting students, advertising, or conducting
classes. An approval for an additional course shall not be granted
if the school's compliance is in question at the time of application.
(g) If an approved course is discontinued, the department
shall be notified within five days of discontinuance and furnished
with the names and addresses of any students who could not complete
the course because it was discontinued. If the school does not make
arrangements satisfactory to the students and the department for the
completion of the courses, the full amount of all tuition and fees
paid by the students are due and refundable. If arrangements are not
made satisfactory to the students and the department, the refunds
must be made no later than thirty (30) days after the course was discontinued.
Any course discontinued shall be removed from the school's approval.
(h) If, upon review and consideration of an original,
renewal, or amended application for course approval, the department
determines that the applicant does not meet the legal requirements,
the department shall notify the applicant, setting forth the reasons
for denial in writing.
(i) The department may revoke approval of a school's
courses under certain circumstances, including, but not limited to,
the following.
(1) Information contained in the application for the
course approval is found to be untrue.
(2) The school has failed to maintain the instructors,
facilities, equipment, or courses of study on the basis of which approval
was issued.
(3) The school offers a course which has not been approved
or for which there are no instructors or equipment.
(4) The school has been found to be in violation of
TEC, Chapter 1001, and/or this chapter.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §84.500 adopted to be effective April 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 1400; amended to be effective March 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 1431; amended to be effective July 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 3875; amended to be effective March 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 1698; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6069; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5394; amended to be effective May 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 2522 |
