SRC-AMY S.B. 1506 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1506
By: Harris
Infrastructure Development and Security
3/27/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there is not a license plate connected with the Texas County
Child Welfare Boards. As proposed, S.B. 1506 requires the issuance of a
specially designed Texas County Child Welfare Boards license plate for
passenger cars and light trucks.  This bill also requires that of the $35
fee, $8 goes to the state highway fund and $27 is earmarked for a special
account for abused and neglected children, established at the Texas
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (DPRS).  S.B. 1506
requires the money deposited to the credit of the DPRS account to be used
only by DPRS to fund programs and services supporting abused and neglected
children.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 502F, Transportation Code, by adding Section
502.310, as follows: 

Sec. 502.310.  TEXAS COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARDS.  (a) Requires the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to issue specially designed Texas
Council of Child Welfare Boards license plates for passenger cars and
light trucks. 

(b) Requires TxDOT to design the license plates in consultation with the
Texas County Child Welfare Boards, Inc. 

(c) Requires TxDOT to issue the license plates to a person who meets
certain criteria. 

(d) Requires $8 of the fee collected under Subsection (c) to be deposited
to the credit of the state highway fund and $27 to be deposited to the
credit of a special account for abused and neglected children, established
at the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (DPRS). 

(e)  Requires money deposited to the credit of the DPRS account to be used
only by DPRS to fund programs and services supporting abused and neglected
children, pursuant to Section 264.005, Family Code (County Child Welfare
Boards). 

(f) Authorizes the owner of the vehicle for which the plates were issued,
if the license plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, to obtain a
replacement [license plate by paying the] [Assumed: Not included in
proposed language.]  fee prescribed by Section 502.184(a)(2),
Transportation Code (Replacement of Lost, Stolen, or Mutilated License
Plate or Registration Insignia). 

(g)  Requires the vehicle owner to return the license plates to TxDOT upon
disposal of the vehicle [Assumed: Not included in proposed language.]
during a registration year. 
 
SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.