HBA-NIK S.B. 81 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 81 By: Carona Public Safety 5/1/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Texas law does not provide for the issuance of a temporary, nonrenewable driver education license. A driver education instructor must have a teaching certificate, along with any additional certification. S.B. 81 allows a driver education instructor who does not meet all the driver education requirements to teach with a temporary, nonrenewable license valid for a six-month period. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 15A, Article 4413(29c), V.T.C.S. (Texas Driver and Traffic Safety Education Act), by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f), as follows: (c) Adds Subsection (f) as an exception to this subsection. (f) Provides that a temporary, nonrenewable driver education instructor license valid for a six-month period may be issued authorizing a person to teach or give classroom driver education training if the person: (1) has completed the educational requirements for a classroom driver education instructor prescribed under Subsection (c) of this section; (2) holds a Texas teaching certificate with an effective date before February 1, 1986; (3) meets all requirements for licensure, other than successful completion of the examination required under rules adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification to revalidate the teaching certificate; (4) demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, the intention to comply with the examination requirements at the first available opportunity. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.