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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety |
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and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of |
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renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification |
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certificate services; increasing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 521.009(a), (a-1), and (c), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may establish a program for the provision |
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of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification |
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certificate, and personal identification certificate services by |
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[in] counties, [and] municipalities, and private vendors that enter |
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into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1). |
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(a-1) Under the program, the department may enter into an |
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agreement with the commissioners court of a county, [or] the |
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governing body of a municipality, or a private vendor to permit |
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county, [or] municipal, or vendor employees to provide services at |
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a county or municipal office or at a location determined by the |
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vendor relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's |
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licenses, election identification certificates, and personal |
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identification certificates, including: |
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(1) taking photographs; |
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(2) administering vision tests; |
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(3) updating a driver's license, election |
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identification certificate, or personal identification certificate |
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to change a name, address, or photograph; |
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(4) distributing and collecting information relating |
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to donations under Section 521.401; |
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(5) collecting fees; and |
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(6) performing other basic ministerial functions and |
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tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, |
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election identification certificates, and personal identification |
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certificates. |
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(c) A participating county, [or] municipality, or private |
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vendor must remit to the department for deposit as required by this |
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chapter fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.428. COUNTY, [OR] MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE VENDOR |
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FEE. A county, [or] municipality, or private vendor that provides |
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services under an agreement described by Section 521.009 may |
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collect an additional fee of up to $10 [$5] for each transaction |
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provided that relates to driver's license and personal |
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identification certificate services only. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |