• To be compliant with Texas Administrative code 84. 84 (g): All Driver Education Providers who offer online, in-person, and parent taught courses must report student completion data to the department.
• Providers will only submit data electronically through the Online Licensing Services System. No faxes, emails, or paper copies will be accepted.

To help prepare the industry for this process, training material and live session dates will be released prior to August 17. More details will be released once they become available.

If you have questions about this process, please reach out to the Education & Examination Division.

The adoption justification was published in the April 24, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2765) and is available online. The updated rule chapter will be available on the Secretary of State website upon its effective date of May 1, 2026.

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The following changes were made to Article 45A.352:

• Updates how a request may be sent to the court to take a course. Written requests must be made on or before the answer date on the notice to appear.
• Adds a new Subsection (b) to the article: If a new defendant described by Subsection a is charged with more than one offense arising out of the same criminal transaction that applies to the subchapter,, each charge is eligible for dismissal following the successful completion of one course.

Driving Safety Providers must update their driving safety course to include the amended changes, if the course references the previous language in Article 45A.352. In addition, providers should make sure they are familiar with Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 84 and Texas Education Code, Chapter 1001. 

If you have question about this bill, please contact the Education & Examination Division.

As TDLR continues to implement the revisions of SB 1366, we will continue to provide advance updates through TDLR’s social media channels, the Driver Education & Safety webpage, and through TDLR’s email notifications.  

Please sign up for email updates to be notified about any driver education or driving safety program updates.  

• Effective September 1, 2025, before enrolling a student in a driving safety course, Texas Education Code 1001.352 requires Driving Safety Providers to charge each student at least $25.00 for a driving safety course. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in administrative penalties and fees for a provider.

This information can be found on the TDLR Driving Safety Provider webpage and in Texas Education Code 1001.352.

It is the responsibility of the Driving Safety Provider to read and comply with Texas Administrative Code and Texas Education Code.

If you have any questions, please contact the Education & Examination Division. 

The next session will be on August 12, 2025, at 9am. The presentation is for driver education providers and instructors who fill out and issue the DEE-964 or ADEE-1317 certificates.

During these sessions we will discuss the following topics:

• Review of the new TDLR DEE-964 and ADEE-1317 Templates and Specifications
• How to order control numbers
• How to fill out the templates
• How to transfer a student
• How to issue a certificate to a student
• When to issue a certificate to a student
• Student records

Driver Education Providers will be required to upload certificate completion data to the department within 15 calendar days upon completion of each phase,  including data for ADE-1317s and DE-964s issued to a student.

• To recap: Providers will only submit data electronically through the Online Licensing Services System. No faxes, emails, or paper copies will be accepted.

TDLR will provide additional information as well as training as we approach the roll-out date.

If you have any questions about the Driver Education and Safety program, please use our division webform to contact the Education & Examination division. 

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates driver training courses and providers, is working to obtain student records and collect on the surety bond that schools are required to post as part of their licensing requirements. The surety bond is used to reimburse students who have paid for courses they were unable to complete because of a school closure.

Any parent or student who was affected by the closure should contact TDLR and be prepared to provide the following information:

• Student’s full name
• Parent’s full name
• Parent’s email address
• Parent’s phone number
• Parent’s address
• Student enrollment date
• Total number of hours of driving course completed

About TDLR

TDLR provides regulatory oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas. The agency protects the health and safety of Texans by ensuring they are served by qualified, licensed professionals. Inspections of individuals, businesses, and equipment are done on a regular basis to safeguard the public. Currently, the agency regulates 38 business and occupational licensing programs with almost 1,000,000 licensees across the state.

Visit TDLR’s website for more information and resources. You can search the TDLR licensee database, and also find past violations in which a final order was issued against companies or individuals. TDLR’s Customer Service line is available anytime between 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 1-800-803-9202. TDLR representatives are fluent in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates driver training courses and providers, is now in possession of the student records and is working diligently to sort through them. Once we have completed this process, we will create a Verification of Instruction letter based off the hours on the Classroom and In-car logs.

Once TDLR processes the records, they will be mailed or emailed to the address listed on the student’s enrollment contract.  The department will then file on the $10,000.00 school bond, and issue refunds based on the number of students affected by the closure and the number of hours the student had already completed at the school. 

If you are a student who transferred to Coastline you will not be due to a refund. 

For more information on the closed school process, please visit Driver Education School Closure Information for Students (texas.gov)

Students/Parents

If you were affected by the closure of this school and need copies of your records and or a partial refund, please send an email to the Education & Examination Division and include the following:

• Student First and Last Name
• Parent First and Last Name
• Email Address
• Mailing Address
• Phone Number
• Enrollment Dates
• Total Number of Hours Completed

The department will continue to update the Driver Education and Safety News and Updates page when more information becomes available.

We wanted to share with you a few important reminders that will help avoid error codes:

• Before performing a transaction in your Online Licensing Services account, please read the Training Guide for Uploading Driving Safety Certificate Data.
• If you receive error messages, always refer to the training guide, then review the data entered into each field to make sure it is correct. 
• Do not use any commas when completing the spreadsheet–not even if you use quotation marks for the data in that field.
• When uploading a voided or replacement certificate, you cannot add the new certificate data within the same uploaded file as the original certificate number that was issued. (For instance, if there is a row that voids a certificate number and another row that replaces the voided certificate number, then the two rows cannot be in the same file.)
• Don’t use void code “V” to void the original certificate number. Rather, leave it as original. If the certificate number needs to be replaced, create a separate upload file and use void code “R” and identify the original certificate number to be replaced.
• If you have multiple Driving Safety Provider licenses, be sure to select the correct license number for the completion certificate data  you’re uploading.
• Use the most current Driving Safety Certificate Upload Template.
• When looking at your error report, the spreadsheet column headers are on Row 1 and are not accounted for under the “Line #” column. Use that “Line #” and add 1 to find the affected row in your spreadsheet.  Please see example below:

Questions/Concerns If you’ve gone through the training review guide and still are unable to successfully upload your certificate completion data, or have a question about the process, please send an email to the Education and Examination Division webform with the following information:

1. Driving Safety Provider name and license number
2. Attach a copy of the CSV file that you are attempting to upload
3. Attach a copy of the report that details the error information