Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 16	ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 84	DRIVER EDUCATION AND SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER C	DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS
RULE §84.45	Student Progress

Appropriate standards shall be implemented to ascertain the progress of the students.

(1) Progress standards shall meet the requirements of the POI-DE approved by the department.

(2) Each primary school shall ensure that each student who attends the primary school and all branch schools demonstrates an acceptable level of mastery of the POI-DE. Mastery is not related to passing the written examination for a driver's license administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Successful completion and mastery are prerequisites to awarding a grade of 70 percent or above.

(3) One or more of the following methods shall determine evidence of successful completion and mastery:

(A) unit tests;

(B) written assignments;

(D) comprehensive examinations of knowledge and skills.

(4) The instructor must certify that each student successfully mastered all course content before the student is awarded successful completion of a driver education program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §84.45 adopted to be effective April 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 1400; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6069; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5394