(a) A truancy court may enter a remedial order requiring a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct to:
(1) attend school without unexcused absences;
(2) attend a preparatory class for the high school equivalency examination administered under § 7.111, Education Code, if the court determines that the individual is unlikely to do well in a formal classroom environment due to the individual’s age;
(3) if the child is at least 16 years of age, take the high school equivalency examination administered under § 7.111, Education Code, if that is in the best interest of the child;
(4) attend a nonprofit, community-based special program that the court determines to be in the best interest of the child, including:
(A) an alcohol and drug abuse program;
(B) a rehabilitation program;
(C) a counseling program, including a self-improvement program;
(D) a program that provides training in self-esteem and leadership;
(E) a work and job skills training program;
(F) a program that provides training in parenting, including parental responsibility;
(G) a program that provides training in manners;
(H) a program that provides training in violence avoidance;
(I) a program that provides sensitivity training; and
(J) a program that provides training in advocacy and mentoring;
(5) complete not more than 50 hours of community service on a project acceptable to the court; and
(6) participate for a specified number of hours in a tutorial program covering the academic subjects in which the child is enrolled that are provided by the school the child attends.
(b) A truancy court may not order a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct to:
(1) attend a juvenile justice alternative education program, a boot camp, or a for-profit truancy class; or
(2) perform more than 16 hours of community service per week under this section.

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(c) In addition to any other order authorized by this section, a truancy court may order the Department of Public Safety to suspend the driver’s license or permit of a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct. If the child does not have a driver’s license or permit, the court may order the Department of Public Safety to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child. The period of the license or permit suspension or the order that the issuance of a license or permit be denied may not extend beyond the maximum time period that a remedial order is effective as provided by § 65.104.