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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Public Safety to |
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establish a driver record monitoring pilot program and enter into |
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contracts for the periodic reporting of certain information in the |
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department's driver's license files. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.060. DRIVER RECORD MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) |
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The department by rule may establish a driver record monitoring |
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pilot program. The term of the pilot program may not exceed one |
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year. |
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(b) Under the pilot program, the department may enter into a |
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contract with a person to provide driver record monitoring |
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services, as described by Subsection (c), and certain information |
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from the department's driver's license records to the person, if the |
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person: |
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(1) is an employer, an insurer, an insurance support |
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organization, an employer support organization, or an entity that |
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self-insures its motor vehicles; and |
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(2) is eligible to receive the information under |
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Chapter 730. |
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(c) A contract entered into by the department must require: |
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(1) the department, during the term of the contract, |
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to: |
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(A) monitor the driver record of each holder of a |
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driver's license issued by the department that is requested by the |
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person with whom the department has contracted; |
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(B) identify any change in the status of a |
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driver's license or any conviction for a traffic offense reported |
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to the department; and |
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(C) periodically, as specified in the contract, |
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provide reports of those changes in status and those convictions to |
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the person with whom the department has contracted; and |
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(2) the person with whom the department has contracted |
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to purchase under Section 521.046 a copy of the driver record of |
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each individual identified in a report provided under Subsection |
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(c)(1)(C). |
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(d) The department shall impose a fee on each person with |
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whom the department contracts under this section for the services |
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provided by the department under the contract. The fee must be |
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reasonable and be not less than the amount necessary to allow the |
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department to recover all reasonable costs to the department |
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associated with entering into the contract and providing services |
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to the person under the contract, including direct, indirect, and |
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administrative costs and costs related to the development and |
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deployment of the pilot program. |
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(e) The department may establish a reasonable deadline by |
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which a person must apply to enter into a contract with the |
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department under this section and may not enter into a contract with |
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a person who fails to apply before that deadline. |
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(f) To the fullest extent practicable, the services of the |
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department under a contract entered into under this section shall |
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be provided by, through, or in conjunction with the interactive |
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system established under Section 521.055. |
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(g) At the conclusion of the term of the pilot program, and |
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on the recommendation of the department, the commission may |
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authorize the department to implement the pilot program as a |
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permanent program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |