HB 3973

relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 1001.151, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
(b)  The commission by rule shall establish a fee for:
(1)  an initial in-person driver education provider
license and for each branch location;
(2)  an initial online driver education provider
(3)  [an initial parent-taught driver education
[(4)]  an initial driving safety provider license;
(4) [(5)]  the annual renewal for a driving safety
provider, an in-person driver education provider, an online driver
education provider, or a branch location of an in-person driver
education provider, except that the executive director may waive
the fee if revenue generated by the issuance of course completion
certificate numbers and driver education certificates is
sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter and
Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(5) [(6)]  a change of address of a driver education
provider or driving safety provider; and
(6) [(7)]  a change of name of:
(A)  a driver education provider or an owner of a
(B)  a driving safety provider or an owner of a
(e)  The commission may not charge a fee for the issuance or
renewal of a parent-taught driver education provider license.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.