The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 84, Subchapter B, §84.30, regarding the Driver Education and Safety program. The adopted rules implement House Bill (HB) 3743, Section 4, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (2023), which exempts the Commission and the Department’s advisory boards from Texas… Read More about Commission Adopts Rules
On July 15, 2024, the department will begin transitioning out of the Driving Safety Certificate Ordering Portal into the Online Licensing System. Providers will not be able to order driving safety certificate numbers between July 1, 2024, through July 15, 2024. Certificate Orders will not be processed at all during the transition phase. If you are running… Read More about Driving Safety Providers – Certificate Ordering System
TDLR has completed its review of I Drive Driving Academy’s student records and created a Verification of Instruction letter based off those records. Students affected by the school’s closure will use this letter in lieu of the required DE-964 certificate. The following schools have offered to help displaced students: You can find a full… Read More about I Drive Driving Academy – Student Records
The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 84, Subchapter M, §84.500 and §84.502, regarding the Driver Education and Safety program. The adopted amendments implement Senate Bill 2304, Section 3, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (2023), which amend Texas Education Code, Chapter 1001, to require that… Read More about Commission Adopts Rules
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
Providers can now apply and renew online. TDLR has created a series of step-by-step help documents to guide you through using the new online licensing system.
On January 23, 2023, the Driver Training and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee will meet to discuss and consider possible action on proposed rules related to the implementation of last session’s TDLR Sunset Bill, HB 1560, Article 5. The Sunset Bill made several statutory changes to the Driver Education and Safety program. To ensure the public… Read More about Draft Rules Posted for Jan. 23 Advisory Committee Meeting
On March 12, 2020, March 31, 2020, and May 21, 2020, TDLR enacted temporary distance education provisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These temporary provisions allowed licensed in-person driver education schools and in-person driving safety schools to offer distance education because many schools could not provide in-person classes under state or local COVID-19 restrictions…. Read More about Distance Education Temporary Provisions Expire November 1st