1. (a) To be eligible for instructor certification, an applicant must possess at least one of the following prerequisites:

   1. (1) a valid "Texas Teacher Certificate";
   2. (2) a minimum of two years of administrative or supervisory experience in school transportation; or
   3. (3) a minimum of two years of work experience or study in driver training, traffic safety education, or a related field.

2. (b) In addition to the prerequisite(s) in subsection (a), of this section, an applicant may qualify for instructor certification only after meeting all of the following requirements:

   1. (1) complete the certification course;
   2. (2) serve as a student instructor for a certification course while practice teaching under the direct supervision of a currently certified instructor; and
   3. (3) receive official approval from the sponsoring training agency.
3. (c) Upon satisfactory completion of all requirements, the training agency shall issue a qualified applicant an "Instructor's Certificate for School Bus Driver Safety Training in Texas," Figure 4: §14.1(4) of this title (relating to Appendix), and properly submit the necessary verification information to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Figure 5: §14.1(5) of this title.
4. (d) Except as approved by the training agency, each instructor must teach a minimum of one certification course or recertification course each year in order to maintain current instructor certification status.

Source Note:The provisions of this §14.33 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9243; amended to be effective July 7, 1999, 24 TexReg 5023.