1. (a) Prior to teaching a department-approved parent-taught driver education course, a parent or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code, must submit a completed request for Parent-Taught Driver Education Instructor Designation Service Application with a non-refundable fee to the department.
2. (b) After receiving the Parent-Taught Driver Education Instructor Designation Service Application, the instructor must obtain one of the department approved parent-taught driver education courses to fulfill program requirements.
3. (c) The parent-taught driver education provider must provide the appropriate portion of a control-numbered DE-964 to a person who has completed the objectives found in Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE, or who has successfully completed the entire portion of the course for which the DE-964 is being issued.
4. (d) The program includes both classroom and in-car instruction phases. Instruction is limited to six hours per day, including not more than two hours of behind-the-wheel instruction per day.
5. (e) The parent, or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code, may teach both instruction phases, or utilize a licensed driver education provider, or public driver education school for either phase.
6. (f) The fourteen (14) hours of in-car instruction must be taught under one program: either parent-taught, or a licensed driver education provider, or public driver education school. All previous driver education hours must be repeated if the method of instruction changes prior to completion of either phase.
7. (g) The remaining hours of classroom following Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE, must be taught under one program, either parent-taught, a licensed driver education provider, or public driver education school.
8. (h) The additional thirty (30) hours of behind-the-wheel supervised practice must be completed in the presence of an adult who meets the requirements of Texas Transportation Code, §521.222(d)(2).
9. (i) A student may apply to the Department of Public Safety for a learner license after completion of the objectives found in Module One: Traffic Laws of the POI-DE.
10. (j) Behind-the-wheel parent-taught driver education instruction may be conducted in any vehicle that is legally operated with a Class C driver license.

11. (k) Behind-the-wheel parent-taught driver education instruction and supervised practice may begin after the student receives a learner license. The required curriculum that must be followed includes:

    1. (1) a minimum of 44 hours that consists of: seven hours behind-the-wheel instruction in the presence of a parent or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code;
    2. (2) seven hours of in-car observation in the presence of a parent or other individual authorized under §1001.112 of the Code; and
    3. (3) 30 hours of behind-the-wheel supervised practice, including at least 10 hours at night, certified by a parent or guardian who meets the requirements of Texas Transportation Code, §521.222(d)(2). The 30 hours of behind-the-wheel supervised practice must be endorsed by a parent or legal guardian if the student is a minor.

Source Note:The provisions of this §84.50 adopted to be effective April 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 1400; amended to be effective March 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 1698; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TeReg 5394; amended to be effective June 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 2702; amended to be effective December 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 9521.