1. (a) Entities requesting parent taught driver education course evaluation for department approval must submit the complete course curriculum and copies of all materials to: Texas Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773, Attention: Parent Taught Driver Education.
2. (b) If the curriculum and all materials meet or exceed the minimum standards set forth in Texas Transportation Code, §521.205, the department will approve the course. The course will be added to the list of approved courses as soon as practical.
3. (c) Notification of approval or denial will be sent to the requesting entity. Deficiencies will be noted in cases of denial. Any substantive change in course curriculum or materials will require submission for approval according to subsection (a) of this section.
4. (d) A written request is required within 30 days if there is any change relating to an approved course, including contact information, company name, and course titles. Updated information will be included as soon as practical.
5. (e) The department will retain submitted materials according to the department's retention schedule.
6. (f) The department has authority to require course reapproval due to changes in parent taught driver education curriculum requirements, state law, or administrative rules. The department will notify the parent taught driver education course provider when reapproval is required. The course provider will have 90 days from the date of notification to submit the requested information. Failure to adequately respond within the required time will result in cancellation of the course approval. The department will review the course material and make a determination as to adoption in a timely manner.

7. (g) Submission of internet courses shall comply with the requirements for domain names detailed in this subsection:

   1. (1) Each school or parent taught driver education course provider offering an alternative delivery method (ADM) must offer that ADM from a single domain. The ADM may accept students who are redirected to the ADM's domain only if the student is redirected to the webpage that clearly identifies the course provider and school offering the ADM before the student begins the registration process, supplies any information, or pays for the course.
   2. (2) Subdomains of the ADM's single domain may also accept students as long as the subdomains are registered to and hosted by the ADM, and clearly identify the official course provider, school name, and the PTDE course number.

8. (h) A parent taught driver education course submitted for department review may be denied upon finding:

   1. (1) that the course does not meet the standards required under Texas Transportation Code, §521.205; or
   2. (2) the materials used were not approved by the department.
9. (i) A notice of denial will be sent to requesting entity. The requesting entity will have 90 days to correct the noted deficiencies. If the requesting entity fails to meet approval criteria, the course will be denied. If a course is denied by the department, the requesting entity must wait 30 days before submitting a new parent taught driver education course for approval by the department.

Source Note:The provisions of this §84.600 adopted to be effective July 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 5195; transferred effective September 1, 2015, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2015, 40 TexReg 5473.