By Wilson                                             H.B. No. 1650
         77R6104 DWS-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to
 1-3     make a contract to implement the law regarding denial of renewal of
 1-4     a driver's license for failure to appear.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Section 706.008, Transportation Code, is amended
 1-7     to read as follows:
 1-8           Sec. 706.008.  CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE VENDOR; COMPENSATION.
 1-9     (a)  The department may contract with one or more vendors [a
1-10     private vendor] to implement this chapter.
1-11           (b)  A [The] vendor performing a [the] contract under this
1-12     chapter may be compensated by a [each] political subdivision that
1-13     has contracted with the department.
1-14           (c)  Except for an action based on a citation issued by a
1-15     peace officer employed by the department, a [the] vendor may not be
1-16     compensated with state money.
1-17           SECTION 2. Section 706.009(b), Transportation Code, is
1-18     amended to read as follows:
1-19           (b)  A [The] vendor shall comply with terms, policies, and
1-20     rules adopted by the department to administer this chapter.
1-21           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-22     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-23     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-24     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 2-1     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.