Driver Education Provider Certificates of Completion (DEE-964, ADEE-1317, and Public School DE-964E)
Driver Education Certificates
Driver Education Providers and Public Schools offering the Teen Driver Education Course and/or the Exclusively for Adult 6-hour course must create a certificate of completion using the TDLR model DEE-964 and or ADEE-1317 template. TDLR will send the templates to an approved provider during the initial application process.
Ordering Certificate Numbers
Driver Education Providers will order certificate numbers using the Online Licensing System. When a provider issues a course completion certificate to a student, they must ensure all fields on the certificate are filled out and the certificate number is listed on the top right-hand corner of the certificate.
For assistance using the Versa system, please read the step-by-step guide (PDF) on ordering certificates.
Ordering Certificates for Driver Education Providers
Issuing Certificates to Students
Schools may only issue certificates to students who have successfully completed all elements of an approved driver education course.
Providers for the Teen course may issue the “FOR LEARNER LICENSE” certificate once the student has successfully completed Module 1. Providers must fill out all required fields before they can issue a certificate to a student. The certificate must bear a control number on the top right-hand corner of the certificate. No students should receive the same control number. The information in each field may be typed or handwritten in black ink.
Providers must issue the certificates to the student upon successful completion of each phase and course.
The DPS copy of a driver education certificate must contain the original signature of the driver education instructor, or the designated parent-taught driver education instructor, as applicable. A digital certificate is acceptable. The name of the driver education provider owner or its designee may be written, stamped, or typed.
Driver Education Providers and Public Schools must refer to the certificate specifications created for the applicable certificate and use them when creating a certificate.
When issuing certificates to students, providers must develop and maintain effective policies and processes to ensure the constant privacy, security, and integrity of all personal and financial confidential student information and make the privacy policy available to all students.
Securing Access
Providers and Public Schools must maintain effective protective measures to ensure the security of driver education certificate numbers and prevent the unauthorized production or misuse of the certificates, as well as ensuring the recovery of lost data (electronic or otherwise) of certificate numbers.
Student Transfers
A student enrolled in an in-person, online, or parent-taught course may transfer to another licensed driver education provider. The For Driver License Only certificate must be used when transferring students from one provider to another.
When a student completes an in-person or online course, the Provider must only mark the “Driver Education Provider” box.
When a student completes the parent taught course, the Provider must mark both “Driver Education Provider” and “Parent Taught Course” boxes.
When a student is transferring out of your course (online, in-person, or parent taught), then the provider must mark the “Transfer” box, in addition to what was previously stated above.
It is not considered a transfer when a student transfers from one course to another under the same provider license.
For additional transfer information, please visit the Driver Education Provider Transfer page.
Reporting to TDLR
Effective August 17, 2026, Driver Education Providers will begin reporting certificate completion data.
Driver Education providers are required to submit data to the Department upon completion of each phase, including data for ADE-1317s and DE-964s issued to a student per Texas Admin Code Rule §84.81. If a provider does not report the data within this time period, they may be subject to administrative penalties or have their license revoked. Providers will only submit data electronically through the Online Licensing Services System. No faxes, emails, or paper copies will be accepted.
The Driver Education Provider Upload Training Guide document was created for providers as a resource guide that contains the steps for reporting student data to the department.
Frequently Asked Questions
This Frequently Asked Document was created as a resource for Driver Education Providers and Driver Education Instructors. Providers and Instructors are to refer to this document when questions arise about certificates. From the time a Provider orders certificates all the way up to when the student goes to DPS, all should be following the same process.
