There’s an important change coming in the way that the DPS is handling the DE-964 form (this is essentially the Certificate of Completion for parent taught driver education). Beginning October 1, 2012, Teens and students that register for parent taught driver education will no longer be issued their DE-964 from the DPS; that form will actually be issued from your course provider. For example, as a Driver Ed in a Box® client, we will be sending you your DE-964 form when you are ready for your Learner License (Instruction Permit), and when you are ready for your Provisional (Driver) License.
What does this mean for you, besides changing where your DE-964 comes from? This change is going to mean that you can get started with your parent taught driver education course much faster than before the change in procedure. That’s because you no longer have to wait for your DE-964 to be generated at the DPS in Austin when you send in your DL-92 to register for parent taught driver education. This process used to take 2-3 weeks, and even longer in some cases!
Now, the whole process is streamlined quite a bit. There’s even an option on the DL-92 that allows the DPS to notify you by email when you are officially registered. Now, that period between when you send in your registration and when you can begin the course work has gone from a couple weeks to just a couple days! Good news, right? We think so, too.
If you have not yet registered with the DPS, just click on this link and follow the instructions: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/internetforms/Forms/DL-92.pdf
Watch this video to see Patrick Barrett, the Driver Education Guru, explain the new changes.