Section 1001.059 - Department Driver Education Course for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students(a) The department shall:(1) create a driver education course for minors and adults that presents the course curriculum in American Sign Language; and(2) make the course described by Subdivision (1) available on the department's Internet website.(b) The department may collaborate with another state agency or contract with a licensed driver education provider or a driver education instructor to create the course.(c) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for the course. The fee established under this section:(1) is in addition to a fee charged for a certificate for the course; and(2) must be in an amount that is: (A) not more than an amount necessary to cover the cost of creating and administering the course; and(B) not more than the average cost of an online driver education course provided in this state, as determined by the commission.Tex. Educ. Code § 1001.059
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 663,Sec. 5.11, eff. 9/1/2021.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 415,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.