By Rangel H.B. No. 1045 76R232 DWS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to special license plates to support adult literacy. 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 502.2662 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 502.2662. ADULT LITERACY. (a) The department shall 1-7 issue specially designed "Adult Literacy" license plates for 1-8 passenger cars and light trucks. 1-9 (b) The department shall issue license plates under this 1-10 section to a person who: 1-11 (1) applies to the assessor-collector of the county in 1-12 which the person resides on the form for original registration or 1-13 annual renewal of registration provided by the department; and 1-14 (2) pays an annual fee in the amount set under 1-15 Subsection (c), in addition to the fee prescribed by Section 1-16 502.161 and, if personalized prestige license plates are issued, in 1-17 addition to the fee prescribed by Section 502.251. 1-18 (c) The department shall set the annual fee for license 1-19 plates under this section at: 1-20 (1) an amount, not to exceed $5, necessary to 1-21 administer this section; and 1-22 (2) an additional amount of: 1-23 (A) $25 for each set of plates, except as 1-24 provided by Paragraph (B); or 2-1 (B) $15 for each set of plates, if the person is 2-2 purchasing plates under this section for a fleet of 50 or more 2-3 vehicles. 2-4 (d) The fee collected under Subsection (c)(1) may be used 2-5 only to defray the cost of administering this section. 2-6 (e) The department shall deposit each fee collected under 2-7 Subsection (c)(2) to the credit of an account in the general 2-8 revenue fund to be known as the adult literacy account. Money from 2-9 the account may be used only to make grants under Section 29.2531, 2-10 Education Code. The account is composed of: 2-11 (1) money required to be deposited to the credit of 2-12 the account under this subsection; and 2-13 (2) donations made to the account. 2-14 SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 29, Education Code, is 2-15 amended by adding Section 29.2531 to read as follows: 2-16 Sec. 29.2531. ADULT LITERACY GRANTS. (a) From money in the 2-17 adult literacy account the agency shall make grants to fund adult 2-18 literacy programs provided by public nonprofit agencies and 2-19 community based organizations. 2-20 (b) The agency shall: 2-21 (1) determine standards that an adult literacy program 2-22 must meet to be eligible for a grant under this section; 2-23 (2) provide procedures for application for a grant; 2-24 and 2-25 (3) determine the recipient and amount of each grant. 2-26 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-27 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 3-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.