Sec. 1001.1015. ADULT DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The commission by rule shall establish the curriculum and designate the educational materials to be used in a driver education course exclusively for adults. (b) A driver education course under Subsection (a) must: (1) provide at least the minimum number of hours of classroom instruction required by commission rule; and (2) include instruction in: (A) alcohol and drug awareness; (B) the traffic laws of this state; (C) highway signs, signals, and markings that regulate, warn, or direct traffic; and (D) the issues commonly associated with motor vehicle collisions, including poor decision-making, risk taking, impaired driving, distraction, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way, and using a wireless communication device while operating a vehicle. (c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560 ), Sec. 5.68(4), eff. September 1, 2021. (d) A driving safety course may not be approved as a driver education course under Subsection (a).
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