{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.013","heading":"PROGRAM STANDARDS.","body":"(a) The department shall supervise the off-highway vehicle operator education and certification program and shall determine:\n(1) locations at which courses will be offered;\n(2) fees for the courses;\n(3) qualifications of instructors;\n(4) course curriculum; and\n(5) standards for operator safety certification.\n(b) In establishing standards for instructors, curriculum, and operator certification, the department shall consult and be guided by standards established by recognized off-highway vehicle safety organizations.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1956), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 8.017, eff. September 1, 2020.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 551A. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER B. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE OPERATOR EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR OPERATION ON PUBLIC LAND OR BEACH"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551A.htm#551A.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d081f44ed1b2f46bde91d745fa3336d6db1c8142e624ede9841e44472e57275d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551a.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}