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Senate Bill 1815 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 5-18-13 |
House Sponsor: Zerwas et al. |
Previous law required the Department of State Health Services to contract with a nonprofit organization to maintain the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry. Senate Bill 1815 amends the Health and Safety Code to instead require a nonprofit organization designated by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to maintain and administer the registry and updates statutory provisions to reflect that change. The bill creates the Glenda Dawson Donate Life‑Texas Registry fund as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller of public accounts and administered by DPS as trustee on behalf of the statewide donor registry.
Senate Bill 1815 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to remit any voluntary contributions made to the organization administering the registry by a person applying for motor vehicle registration or renewal to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund. The organization must submit an annual report to the legislature and the comptroller that includes the total amount of such contributions received. The bill also authorizes a person applying for an original or renewal driver's license to contribute $1 to the organization and requires DPS to remit any contribution collected from such an applicant or an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card, minus any deductions for reasonable administrative expenses, to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the fund. The organization must submit an annual report to the director of DPS that includes the total amount of such contributions received. The bill sets out the methods TxDMV and DPS must provide for persons to make such contributions. The bill's provisions relating to a contribution made on application for an original or renewal driver's license apply to a driver's license issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2014.