SRC-DPW S.B. 1169 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1169
76R7482 DWS-DBy: Wentworth
State Affairs
3/24/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) distributes 1,085,554
driver's handbooks annually at an agency cost of $231,797.44.  This bill
would allow the DPS to recover the cost of publishing the handbooks. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1169 authorizes the Department of Public Safety to sell
advertising in any driver's handbook that it publishes. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 521A, Transportation Code, by adding Section
521.006, as follows: 

Sec. 521.006. ADVERTISING IN DRIVER'S HANDBOOK. Authorizes the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) to sell advertising in any driver's handbook that
the DPS publishes. Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.