HBA-MPA C.S.H.B. 953 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 953 By: Uher Public Safety 4/8/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a student who is required to complete a driver education course to obtain a Class C license may be given approval by the Department of Public Safety to learn how to drive under the instruction of a parent or legal guardian. The instructor must meet criteria laid down by the department for conducting the driver education course. C.S.H.B. 953 allows the stepparent, grandparent, and stepgrandparent of such a student to instruct the student, provided that all relevant guidelines have been met. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority previously delegated to the Department of Public Safety is modified in SECTION 1 (Section 521.205, Transportation Code) of this bill. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 521.205(a), Transportation Code, to add the stepparent, grandparent, and and stepgrandparent of the student to the list of persons who may instruct a student who is required to complete a driver education course to obtain a Class C license under this section. Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 953 differs from the original bill in SECTION 1 by adding the stepparent and stepgrandparent of a person required to complete a driver education course to the list of persons who may conduct such a course if certain conditions are met.