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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that an applicant for an original |
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driver's license complete a course on the laws relating to driving |
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while intoxicated. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.148 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.148. COURSE ON LAWS APPLICABLE TO DRIVING WHILE |
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INTOXICATED REQUIRED. (a) The department may not issue an original |
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driver's license to an applicant unless the applicant has completed |
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and passed a course on the laws relating to driving while |
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intoxicated, including the consequences of committing the offense |
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of driving while intoxicated. |
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(b) The department by rule shall prescribe: |
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(1) the curriculum for the course; |
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(2) the qualifications required for course providers; |
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(3) the form of proof required to establish successful |
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completion of the course; and |
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(4) other requirements the department considers |
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necessary. |
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(c) Rules adopted under Subsection (b) may provide that an |
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applicant may satisfy the requirements of this section by |
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submitting a certificate issued under Chapter 1001, Education Code, |
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that states that the applicant has completed and passed a driver |
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education course. |
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(d) This section does not apply to renewal of a driver's |
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license. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for the issuance of an original driver's license |
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submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application for the issuance of an original driver's license |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the application is submitted, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |