89R15340 JTZ-D     By: Richardson H.B. No. 3973       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education   provider license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1001.151, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (b)  The commission by rule shall establish a fee for:                (1)  an initial in-person driver education provider   license and for each branch location;                (2)  an initial online driver education provider   license;                (3)  [an initial parent-taught driver education   provider license;                [(4)]  an initial driving safety provider license;                (4) [(5)]  the annual renewal for a driving safety   provider, an in-person driver education provider, an online driver   education provider, or a branch location of an in-person driver   education provider, except that the executive director may waive   the fee if revenue generated by the issuance of course completion   certificate numbers and driver education certificates is   sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter and   Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure;                (5) [(6)]  a change of address of a driver education   provider or driving safety provider; and                (6) [(7)]  a change of name of:                      (A)  a driver education provider or an owner of a   driver education provider; or                      (B)  a driving safety provider or an owner of a   driving safety provider.          (e)  The commission may not charge a fee for the issuance or   renewal of a parent-taught driver education provider license.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.