By Pickett                                            H.B. No. 3008
         77R9258 MTB-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the issuance of special license plates for members of
 1-3     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 502.2735 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 502.2735.  MEMBERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY. (a)
 1-8     The department shall issue specially designed license plates for
 1-9     passenger cars and light trucks owned by members or alumnae of
1-10     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
1-11           (b)  License plates issued under this section to members or
1-12     alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority must include the words "Delta
1-13     Sigma Theta."
1-14           (c)  The department shall issue license plates under this
1-15     section to a person who:
1-16                 (1)  applies to the assessor-collector of the county in
1-17     which the person resides on a form provided by the department;
1-18                 (2)  pays an annual fee of $25, in addition to the fee
1-19     prescribed by Section 502.161 or 502.162 and, if personalized
1-20     prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the fee
1-21     prescribed by Section 502.251; and
1-22                 (3)  submits proof that the person is eligible under
1-23     this section.
1-24           (d)  Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $8 shall
 2-1     be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
 2-2     this section.  The department shall deposit the remainder of each
 2-3     fee collected to the credit of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
 2-4     account established by Section 7.025, Education Code.
 2-5           (e)  If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
 2-6     issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
 2-7     registration year, the owner shall return the special license
 2-8     plates to the department.
 2-9           SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
2-10     amended by adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
2-11           Sec. 7.025. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY ACCOUNT. (a)  The
2-12     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority account is a separate account in the
2-13     general revenue fund.  The account is composed of money deposited
2-14     to the credit of the account under Section 502.2735, Transportation
2-15     Code. Money in the account may be used only for the purposes of
2-16     this section.
2-17           (b)  The Texas Education Agency administers the account.  The
2-18     agency may spend money credited to the account only to make grants
2-19     to benefit programs sponsored by the El Paso Alumnae Chapter of
2-20     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
2-21           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-22     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-23     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-24     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-25     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.