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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor personnel |
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of sheriff's offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.680 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.680. SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS LICENSE PLATE. |
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(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to honor |
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the personnel of sheriff's offices. The license plates must |
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include: |
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(1) the words "Support Your Sheriff's Office"; and |
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(2) a depiction of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas |
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logo. |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Commission |
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on Law Enforcement to make grants to a nonprofit organization that |
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has a history of promoting the training, retention, and |
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professionalism of sheriff's deputies, county jail employees, |
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emergency service center employees, or other positions and offices |
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administered by a sheriff. |
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(c) Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license |
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plate issued under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |