AN ACT 1-1 relating to the issuance of specially designed volunteer advocate 1-2 program license plates by the Texas Department of Transportation. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 502.292 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 502.292. VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE PROGRAM LICENSE PLATES. 1-7 (a) In recognition of children, the department shall issue 1-8 specially designed volunteer advocate program license plates for 1-9 passenger cars and light trucks. 1-10 (b) The license plates must be of a color, quality, and 1-11 design approved by the attorney general in consultation with the 1-12 department. 1-13 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this 1-14 section to a person who: 1-15 (1) applies to the county assessor-collector of the 1-16 county in which the person resides on a form provided by the 1-17 department; and 1-18 (2) pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee 1-19 prescribed by Section 502.161, and, if personalized prestige 1-20 license plates are issued, in addition to the fee prescribed by 1-21 Section 502.251. 1-22 (d) Of each fee collected under this section, the department 1-23 shall deposit $25 under this section to the credit of the attorney 2-1 general volunteer advocate program account in the general revenue 2-2 fund and $5 to the credit of the state highway fund. 2-3 (e) Money deposited to the credit of the volunteer advocate 2-4 program account under Subsection (d) may be used only by the 2-5 attorney general to fund a contract entered into by the attorney 2-6 general under Section 264.602, Family Code. 2-7 (f) If the owner of a vehicle registered under this section 2-8 disposes of the vehicle during the registration year, the owner 2-9 shall return the special license plates to the department. 2-10 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-11 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 460 passed the Senate on February 27, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 460 passed the House on April 25, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor