SECTION 90.40. Program Curriculum and Materials - All Programs

(a) Court-ordered programs must use the most current version of the uniform curricula and of any screening instrument approved by the department. The same curriculum and screening instruments are used for in-person and online court-ordered programs.

(b) The following curricula are approved for the applicable program:

(1) Alcohol Education Program for Minors -- the Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor Manual;

(2) Drug Offender Education Program -- the Texas Drug Offender Education Program Instructor Manual;

(3) DWI Education Program -- the Texas DWI Education Program Instructor Manual; and

(4) DWI Intervention Program -- the Texas DWI Intervention Instructor Program Manual.

(c) Any supplemental media used in a court-ordered program must have prior written approval from the department. The court-ordered program seeking approval must demonstrate that it meets the following minimum conditions for approval of supplemental media:

(1) the instructor must still use all media required by the applicable approved curriculum for each module;

(2) the instructor, with use of the supplemental media, must exceed the minimum number of classes and hours of instruction required per course by the length of any supplemental media; and

(3) the content of any supplemental media must relate directly to the objectives of the curriculum module in which it is used.

Source Note: The provisions of this §90.40 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4632; amended to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 5101