{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.902","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 29.902","heading":"DRIVER EDUCATION.","body":"(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students. A student who will be 15 years of age or older before a driver education and traffic safety course ends may enroll in the course.\n(b) The agency shall establish standards for the certification of professional and paraprofessional personnel who conduct the programs in the public schools.\n(c) A school district shall consider offering a driver education and traffic safety course during each school year. If the district offers the course, the district may:\n(1) conduct the course and charge a fee for the course in the amount determined by the agency to be comparable to the fee charged by a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001; or\n(2) contract with a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001 to conduct the course.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 12.02, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 339), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.61, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.29.htm#29.902","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"4269f3cfe19005b29cd9e79dde6a66bd3f315858b7223e43c40f9bc6782e6acc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.9017","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.9021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}