The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) is reviewing the Driver Education and Safety rules located at Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 84 for re-adoption, revision, or repeal. This rule review is required every four years. The Notice of Intent to Review was published in the Texas Register on November 22, 2024 (49… Read More about Notice of Intent to Review Rules
The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 84, Subchapter A, §84.2 and §84.3; Subchapter C, §§84.40, 84.43, 84.44, 84.46; Subchapter D, §84.50; Subchapter E, §84.60 and §84.63; Subchapter G, §84.80; and Subchapter N, §84.600 and §84.601, and the Program Guides; new rules at Subchapter… Read More about Commission Adopts Rules
Texas Education Code 1001.352 and Texas Administrative Code 84.82 (a) requires Driving Safety Providers to charge each student at least $25.00 for a driving safety course, plus at least $3.00 for course materials and course supervision and administration. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in administrative penalties and fees for a provider. This… Read More about UPDATED: Driving Safety Providers Must Charge Students Minimum Fees
The Education & Examination Division would like to say THANK YOU to the Driving Safety Providers who have already began reporting student completion data in the new Online Licensing System. We wanted to share with you a few important reminders that will help avoid error codes: Questions/Concerns If you’ve gone through the training review guide… Read More about Driving Safety Provider Student Completion Upload
The Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Youth Driver Education Funding Program provides funding to help youth who were in foster care or who are homeless receive driver education so they can obtain driver licenses. The program pays the fees associated with meeting the requirements for becoming licensed drivers, including paying driver education schools for driver education… Read More about Texas Workforce Commission’s Youth Driver Education Funding Program
TDLR has completed its review of student records for the Driving School of Mansfield and I Drive Driving Academy and created a Verification of Instruction letter based off those records. Students affected by the closure will use this letter instead of the required DE-964 certificate. The following schools have offered to help displaced students:… Read More about Driving School of Mansfield and I Drive Driving Academy – School Closure
Beginning August 19, 2024, Driving Safety Providers will order driving safety certificate numbers and upload student completion data using the new Online Licensing System. Providers will not be able to order driving safety certificate numbers between August 5, 2024, through August 18, 2024. Certificate Orders will not be processed at all during the transition phase. If you are… Read More about Driving Safety Providers: Changes to Certificate Ordering System and Driving Safety Student Data Uploads
Driver Education and Driving Safety curriculums must include information about the Texas Driving with Disabilities Program no later than September 1, 2024. Driver Education and Driving Safety providers must update their curriculums and complete the Statement of Assurance Transaction (SOA) in the TDLR Online Licensing Services System to show that their course has been updated…. Read More about Information Relating to the Texas Driving with Disabilities Program
I Drive Driving Academy On Thursday, February 15, 2023, the department received a tip that C3435 IDrive Driving Academy located in Mansfield Texas closed without notification to parents and to the department. The records will be delivered to the department at the beginning of April. Once the records are processed, they will be mailed to… Read More about Closed Driver Education Schools
Fingerprints provided for YOUR TDLR application shall be used to check criminal history records of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in accordance with applicable statutes. NOTE: Do NOT schedule an appointment for fingerprinting until after you have filed your license application. All the information you need to schedule your fingerprint appointment will… Read More about Fingerprint Information