(a) A motorcycle school must:
(1) notify the department of any change to the information
provided for initial licensure under §98.26 or for license renewal
under §98.27, within 15 days from the date of the change;
(2) maintain ownership of, or possession of written
authorization by the owner to use:
(A) all real property used for a training site; and
(B) all motorcycles made available for use by students;
(3) maintain compliance with the insurance requirements
of §98.40;
(4) maintain compliance with the reporting requirements
of §98.50;
(5) cooperate with all department audits and investigations
and provide all requested documents;
(6) comply with §98.74 prior to a relocation;
(7) notify the department within 30 days after a change
of ownership and comply with the requirements of §98.76;
(8) maintain compliance with training site requirements
of §98.100;
(9) ensure that all motorcycles made available for
use by students meet the requirements of §98.102;
(10) allow course admission only to individuals who
meet the requirements of §98.104;
(11) issue course completion certificates in accordance
with §98.106 and implement effective protective measures to ensure
that unissued course completion certificates are secured;
(12) conduct courses only in accordance with a department-approved
curriculum and notify the department at least 15 days prior to any
change to the list of courses that will be offered;
(13) employ or contract with instructors to teach all
courses conducted by the motorcycle school;
(14) schedule instructors only in compliance with the
student-to-instructor ratio requirements of §98.108;
(15) require all students and instructors to wear full
protective gear whenever participating in the on-cycle portion of
any course, as required by §98.108(f);
(16) maintain, for three calendar years, records of
courses conducted and individuals who receive course completion certificates;
and
(17) deal honestly with members of the public and the
department.
(b) A motorcycle school must not:
(1) complete, issue, or validate a department-approved
course completion certificate to a person who has not successfully
completed the course;
(2) offer or conduct a course without authorization
from the owner of the course; or
(3) allow an instructor employed by, or contracted
with, the motorcycle school to violate any provision of this chapter
or Transportation Code, Chapter 662.
(c) Each instructor employed by, or contracted with,
a motorcycle school is an agent of the motorcycle school, and the
motorcycle school is responsible for all acts performed by an instructor
that are within the scope of, and occur during the course of, motorcycle
operator training conducted at the motorcycle school.
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