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Senate Bill 2054 |
Senate Author: Menéndez |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: White et al. |
Senate Bill 2054 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), on request, to pay the fees associated with driver education and traffic safety courses and driver's license examinations for certain foster children or youth, former foster children or youth, and youth experiencing homelessness. The TWC by rule must establish a process by which such a person may apply to the TWC for the payment of the fees and the TWC must pay the fees to appropriate entities on the person's behalf. The bill requires the Department of Public Safety to request that the comptroller of public accounts transfer to the TWC amounts sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the fee payment program and sets out additional provisions regarding such transfers.