SECTION 84.46. Attendance and Makeup

(a) Written or electronic records of student attendance must be prepared daily to document the attendance and absence of the students. A student must make up any time missed. Electronic signatures must comply with Texas Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 322.

(b) Driver education training offered by the provider must not exceed six hours per day. In-person driver education providers may include five minutes of break per instructional hour as identified in §84.500 (relating to Courses of Instruction for Driver Education Schools). In-car instruction provided by the provider must not exceed four hours per day as follows:

(1) four hours or less of in-car training; however, behind-the-wheel instruction must not exceed two hours per day; or

(2) four hours or less of simulation instruction; or

(3) four hours or less of multicar range instruction; or

(4) any combination of the methods delineated in this subsection that does not exceed four hours per day.

(c) A student must complete the hours of instruction for the required classroom and in-car phases of the minor or adult driver education course, including any makeup lessons, within the timeline specified in the original student enrollment contract.

(d) Variances to the timelines for completion of the driver education instruction stated in the original student enrollment contract may be made at the discretion of the provider owner and must be agreed to in writing by the parent or guardian.

Source Note: The provisions of this §84.46 adopted to be effective June 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 2702