(a) To be eligible for instructor certification, an applicant must possess at least one of the following prerequisites:
  (1) a valid "Texas Teacher Certificate";
  (2) a minimum of two years of administrative or supervisory experience in school transportation; or
  (3) a minimum of two years of work experience or study in driver training, traffic safety education, or a related field.
(b) In addition to the prerequisite(s) in subsection (a) of this section, an applicant may qualify for instructor certification only after meeting all of the following requirements:
  (1) complete the certification course;
  (2) serve as a student instructor for a certification course while practice teaching under the direct supervision of a currently certified instructor; and
  (3) receive official approval from the sponsoring training agency.
(c) Upon satisfactory completion of all requirements, the training agency shall issue a qualified applicant an "Instructor's Certificate for School Bus Driver Safety Training in Texas", and properly submit the necessary verification information electronically to the department no later than thirty calendar days after issuance.
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(d) Except as approved by the department, each instructor must teach a minimum of one certification course and one recertification course each calendar year in order to maintain current instructor certification status.

Source Note: The provisions of this §14.34 adopted to be effective March 18, 2009, 34 TexReg 1876