(a) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, public or private institution of higher education, or other eligible entity may seek approval to offer through the state virtual school network the classroom portion of a driver education and traffic safety course that complies with the requirements for the program developed under § 29.902.
(b) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, public or private institution of higher education, or other eligible entity may not offer through the state virtual school network the laboratory portion of a driver education and traffic safety course.

(c) A driver education and traffic safety course offered in compliance with this section must be the equivalent in instructional rigor and scope to a course that is provided in a traditional classroom setting for a period of 56 hours.