By: Carona  S.B. No. 11
         (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2007; March 12, 2007, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Homeland
  Security; April 12, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
  April 12, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 11 By:  Carona
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to homeland security; providing penalties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1.  CERTAIN DISASTER RESPONSE PROCEDURES FOR POLITICAL
  SUBDIVISIONS
         SECTION 1.01.  Section 418.004, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subdivisions (10) through (14) to read as follows:
               (10)  "Local government entity" means a county,
  incorporated city, independent school district, emergency services
  district, other special district, joint board, or other entity
  defined as a political subdivision under the laws of this state that
  maintains the capability to provide mutual aid.
               (11)  "Mutual aid" means a homeland security activity,
  as defined by Section 421.001, performed under the system or a
  written mutual aid agreement.
               (12)  "Requesting local government entity" means a
  local government entity requesting mutual aid assistance under the
  system.
               (13)  "Responding local government entity" means a
  local government entity providing mutual aid assistance in response
  to a request under the system.
               (14)  "System" means the Texas Statewide Mutual Aid
  System.
         SECTION 1.02.  Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 418.1015 to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.1015.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS. (a)  The
  presiding officer of the governing body of an incorporated city or a
  county or the chief administrative officer of a joint board is
  designated as the emergency management director for the officer's
  political subdivision.
         (b)  An emergency management director serves as the
  governor's designated agent in the administration and supervision
  of duties under this chapter. An emergency management director may
  exercise the powers granted to the governor under this chapter on an
  appropriate local scale.
         (c)  An emergency management director may designate a person
  to serve as emergency management coordinator.  The emergency
  management coordinator shall serve as an assistant to the emergency
  management director for emergency management purposes.
         SECTION 1.03.  Subsection (c), Section 418.107, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A local government entity [political subdivision or
  regional planning commission] may render mutual aid to other local
  government entities [political subdivisions or regional planning
  commissions] under mutual aid agreements or the system.
         SECTION 1.04.  The heading to Section 418.109, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.109.  AUTHORITY TO RENDER MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE.
         SECTION 1.05.  Subsection (d), Section 418.109, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A local government entity or [municipality, county,
  emergency services district, fire protection agency, regional
  planning commission,] organized volunteer group[, or other
  emergency services entity] may provide mutual aid assistance on
  request from another local government entity or [municipality,
  county, emergency services district, fire protection agency,
  regional planning commission,] organized volunteer group[, or
  other emergency services entity]. The chief or highest ranking
  officer of the entity from which assistance is requested, with the
  approval and consent of the presiding officer of the governing body
  of that entity, may provide that assistance while acting in
  accordance with the policies, ordinances, and procedures
  established by the governing body of that entity [and consistent
  with any mutual aid plans developed by the emergency management
  council].
         SECTION 1.06.  Section 418.110, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.110.  STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID PROGRAM FOR FIRE
  EMERGENCIES.  (a)  The division, in consultation with state fire
  protection agencies and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection,
  may [shall] develop a statewide mutual aid program for fire
  emergencies.
         (b)  A program developed under this section:
               (1)  does not alter the legal obligations of a
  political subdivision participating in the system; and
               (2)  must be consistent with the state emergency
  management plan.
         SECTION 1.07.  Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter E-1 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER E-1. TEXAS STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM
         Sec. 418.111.  CREATION OF THE TEXAS STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID
  SYSTEM.  (a)  The Texas Statewide Mutual Aid System is established
  to provide integrated statewide mutual aid response capability
  between local government entities without a written mutual aid
  agreement.
         (b)  A request for mutual aid assistance between local
  government entities is considered to be made under the system,
  unless the requesting and responding entities are parties to a
  written mutual aid agreement in effect when the request is made.
         (c)  This subchapter does not affect a written mutual aid
  agreement between local government entities in effect on or before
  the effective date of this subchapter or restrict the ability of
  local government entities to enter into a written mutual aid
  agreement as otherwise authorized by statute after the effective
  date of this subchapter. If a request is made between local
  government entities that are parties to a written mutual aid
  agreement, the terms of that agreement control the rights and
  obligations of the parties.
         Sec. 418.112.  ADMINISTRATION BY DIVISION. The division
  shall administer the system. In administering the system, the
  division shall encourage and assist political subdivisions in
  planning and implementing comprehensive all-hazards emergency
  management programs, including assisting political subdivisions to
  ensure that the local emergency management plan of each subdivision
  adequately provides for the rendering and receipt of mutual aid.
         Sec. 418.113.  DISASTER DISTRICTS. (a)  This state is
  divided into disaster districts to engage in homeland security
  preparedness and response activities. The boundaries of the
  disaster districts coincide with the geographic boundaries of the
  state planning regions established by the governor under Chapter
  391, Local Government Code.
         (b)  A disaster district committee is established for each
  disaster district. Each committee is composed of local
  representatives of the state agencies, boards, and commissions and
  organized volunteer groups with representation on the emergency
  management council.
         (c)  Each disaster district committee shall coordinate with
  political subdivisions located in the disaster district to ensure
  that state and federal emergency assets are made available as
  needed to provide the most efficient and effective response
  possible.
         (d)  The public safety director of the Department of Public
  Safety of the State of Texas shall appoint a commanding officer from
  the Texas Highway Patrol to serve as chair of each disaster district
  committee. The chair shall:
               (1)  inform the state Director of Homeland Security on
  all matters relating to disasters and emergencies as requested by
  the state Director of Homeland Security; and
               (2)  inform the public safety director of the
  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on all matters as
  requested by the public safety director.
         (e)  Representatives of the emergency management council
  assigned to each district shall assist the chair of their disaster
  district committee and provide guidance, counsel, and
  administrative support as required.
         Sec. 418.114.  PROCEDURES FOR MUTUAL AID. (a)  The
  political subdivisions in each state planning region established by
  the governor under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, shall agree
  on procedures that specify the manner in which mutual aid will be
  provided in response to a request from a political subdivision in
  the district or another district or from this state.
         (b)  A copy of the procedures must be provided to the
  division and the disaster district committee chair.
         Sec. 418.115.  REQUESTING AND PROVIDING MUTUAL AID
  ASSISTANCE. (a)  A request for mutual aid assistance may be
  submitted verbally or in writing. If a request is submitted
  verbally, it must be confirmed in writing not later than the 30th
  day after the date the request was made.
         (b)  If a request for mutual aid assistance is made to a
  department or agency of a political subdivision, the chief or
  highest ranking officer of the department or agency, with the
  approval and consent of the presiding officer of the governing body
  of the political subdivision or that officer's designee, may
  provide the requested assistance in accordance with the policies,
  ordinances, and procedures established by the governing body of the
  political subdivision.
         Sec. 418.1151.  ASSESSMENT OF ABILITY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE.
  (a)  When contacted with a request for mutual aid assistance, a
  local government entity shall assess local resources to determine
  availability of personnel, equipment, and other assistance to
  respond to the request.
         (b)  A responding local government entity may provide
  assistance to the extent personnel, equipment, and resources are
  determined to be available.  A local government entity is not
  required to provide mutual aid assistance unless the entity
  determines that the entity has sufficient resources to provide
  assistance, based on current or anticipated events in its
  jurisdiction.
         Sec. 418.1152.  SUPERVISION AND CONTROL. When providing
  mutual aid assistance under the system:
               (1)  the response effort must be organized and function
  in accordance with the National Incident Management System
  guidelines;
               (2)  the personnel, equipment, and resources of a
  responding local government entity being used in the response
  effort are under the operational control of the requesting local
  government entity unless otherwise agreed;
               (3)  direct supervision and control of personnel,
  equipment, and resources and personnel accountability remain the
  responsibility of the designated supervisory personnel of the
  responding local government entity;
               (4)  unless otherwise agreed in advance, an emergency
  medical service organization providing assistance under the system
  shall use the medical protocols authorized by the organization's
  medical director;
               (5)  the designated supervisory personnel of the
  responding local government entity shall:
                     (A)  maintain daily personnel time records,
  material records, and a log of equipment hours;
                     (B)  be responsible for the operation and
  maintenance of the equipment and other resources furnished by the
  responding local government entity; and
                     (C)  report work progress to the requesting local
  government entity; and
               (6)  the responding local government entity's personnel
  and other resources are subject to recall at any time, subject to
  reasonable notice to the requesting local government entity.
         Sec. 418.1153.  DURATION OF AID. The provision of mutual aid
  assistance under the system may continue until:
               (1)  the services of the responding local government
  entity are no longer required; or
               (2)  the responding local government entity determines
  that further assistance should not be provided.
         Sec. 418.116.  RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. (a)  A person
  assigned, designated, or ordered to perform duties by the governing
  body of the local government entity employing the person in
  response to a request under the system is entitled to receive the
  same wages, salary, pension, and other compensation and benefits,
  including injury or death benefits, disability payments, and
  workers' compensation benefits, for the performance of the duties
  under the system as though the services were rendered for the entity
  employing the person.
         (b)  The local government entity employing the person is
  responsible for the payment of wages, salary, pension, and other
  compensation and benefits associated with the performance of duties
  under the system.
         Sec. 418.117.  LICENSE PORTABILITY. If the assistance of a
  person who holds a license, certificate, permit, or other document
  evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other
  skill is requested by a local government entity under the system,
  the person is considered licensed, certified, permitted, or
  otherwise documented in the political subdivision in which the
  service is provided as long as the service is required, subject to
  any limitations imposed by the chief executive officer or the
  governing body of the requesting local government entity.
         Sec. 418.118.  REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS: STATE REQUEST OR
  FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION. (a)  The division shall administer
  all requests for reimbursement for costs associated with providing
  mutual aid assistance in response to a request made by the division
  for an incident resulting in the issuance of a disaster declaration
  by the president of the United States. A request for reimbursement
  made to the division must be made in accordance with procedures
  developed by the division.
         (b)  The division may directly request the provision of
  mutual aid assistance from any local government entity
  participating in the system. If the division requests the
  provision of assistance and the local government entity responds,
  the state shall reimburse the actual costs of providing assistance,
  including costs for personnel, operation and maintenance of
  equipment, damaged equipment, food, lodging, and transportation,
  incurred by the responding local government entity. The state
  shall pay reimbursements from available state money. If funds are
  made available from the disaster contingency fund, the division
  shall make reimbursement from the disaster contingency fund for
  eligible expenses to the extent that available state money is
  inadequate.
         (c)  If federal money is available to pay costs associated
  with the provision of mutual aid assistance in response to a request
  made by the division, the division shall make the claim for the
  eligible costs of the responding local government entity on the
  division's grant application and shall disburse the federal share
  of the money to the responding local government entity, with
  sufficient state funds to cover the actual costs incurred by the
  responding local government entity in providing the assistance.
         Sec. 418.1181.  REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS:  REQUEST BY LOCAL
  GOVERNMENT ENTITY. (a)  If a local government entity requests
  mutual aid assistance from another local government entity under
  the system, the requesting local government entity shall reimburse
  the actual costs of providing mutual aid assistance to the
  responding local government entity, including costs for personnel,
  operation and maintenance of equipment, damaged equipment, food,
  lodging, and transportation, incurred by the responding local
  government entity in response to a request for reimbursement.  
  Local government entities with a mutual aid agreement when the
  request for mutual aid assistance is made are subject to the
  agreement's terms of reimbursement, as provided by Section 418.111.
         (b)  The requesting local government entity shall pay the
  reimbursement from available funds. If federal money is available
  to pay costs associated with the provision of mutual aid
  assistance, the requesting local government entity shall make the
  claim for the eligible costs of the responding local government
  entity on the requesting entity's subgrant application and shall
  disburse the federal share of the money to the responding local
  government entity, with sufficient local funds to cover the actual
  costs of the responding local government entity in providing
  assistance.
         SECTION 1.08.  Subdivision (9), Section 418.004, and
  Subsections (a), (b), and (c), Section 418.109, Government Code,
  are repealed.
         SECTION 1.09.  This article takes effect immediately if this
  Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2007.
  ARTICLE 2.  PREPAID MOBILE TELEPHONES
         SECTION 2.01.  Title 4, Business & Commerce Code, is amended
  by adding Chapter 51 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 51. SALE OF MOBILE TELEPHONES
         Sec. 51.01.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Activation" means the process after which a
  mobile telephone is capable of making and receiving a call.
               (2)  "Business establishment" includes an online
  vendor.
               (3)  "Mobile telephone" includes a cellular telephone
  or similar wireless communication device that can be used as a
  telephone and for which a monthly bill is received.  The term does
  not include an amateur radio.
               (4)  "Prepaid mobile telephone" means a mobile
  telephone for which access to a wireless communication service is
  not under a term contract and for which a monthly bill is not
  received.  The term does not include an amateur radio.
               (5)  "Valid identifying information" includes a credit
  card or debit card.
         Sec. 51.02.  RESTRICTION ON SALE OF PREPAID MOBILE
  TELEPHONE.  A business establishment that sells a prepaid mobile
  telephone may not sell a person more than five prepaid mobile
  telephones from the establishment during a single transaction,
  unless the customer provides proof of:
               (1)  nonprofit status; or
               (2)  employment by a governmental entity or political
  subdivision.
         Sec. 51.03.  CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED; OFFENSE.  (a)  A
  purchaser of a prepaid mobile telephone must provide the wireless
  service provider or other business establishment activating the
  prepaid mobile telephone with:
               (1)  the information necessary to make the record
  required by Section 51.04; and
               (2)  valid identifying information.
         (b)  A purchaser who provides false or misleading
  information when providing information required under this section
  commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A
  misdemeanor.  If conduct constituting an offense under this
  subsection also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor
  may be prosecuted under this subsection, the other law, or both.
         (c)  A wireless service provider or other business
  establishment is not liable for the validity or authenticity of the
  information collected under this section.
         Sec. 51.04.  PREREQUISITES TO ACTIVATION OF PREPAID MOBILE
  TELEPHONE. Before completing an activation of a prepaid mobile
  telephone, a business establishment that engages in those
  activations shall make a record of the activation, including the
  name and one of the following of the person activating the
  telephone:
               (1)  address;
               (2)  date of birth; or
               (3)  social security number.
         Sec. 51.05.  MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. Unless otherwise
  provided by federal law, a business establishment that activates a
  mobile telephone shall maintain all records made under Section
  51.04 and corresponding information received under Section 51.03 in
  a secure location. The establishment shall maintain each record
  until at least the first anniversary of the date the record is made
  or the date the information is received.
         Sec. 51.06.  CIVIL PENALTY. (a)  A business establishment
  that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000
  for each violation.
         (b)  The attorney general may bring suit to recover a civil
  penalty under this chapter.
  ARTICLE 3.  AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
         SECTION 3.01.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 661.919 to read as follows:
         Sec. 661.919.  AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS.  (a)  A state
  employee who holds an amateur radio station license issued by the
  Federal Communications Commission may be granted leave not to
  exceed 10 days each fiscal year to participate in specialized
  disaster relief services without a deduction in salary or loss of
  vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state
  compensatory time if the leave is taken:
               (1)  with the authorization of the employee's
  supervisor; and
               (2)  with the approval of the governor.
         (b)  The number of amateur radio operators who are eligible
  for leave under this section may not exceed 350 state employees at
  any one time during a state fiscal year. The division of emergency
  management in the governor's office shall coordinate the
  establishment and maintenance of the list of eligible employees.
         SECTION 3.02.  Subsection (c), Section 37.082, Education
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  In this section, "paging device" means a
  telecommunications device that emits an audible signal, vibrates,
  displays a message, or otherwise summons or delivers a
  communication to the possessor.  The term does not include an
  amateur radio under the control of an operator who holds an amateur
  radio station license issued by the Federal Communications
  Commission.
  ARTICLE 4.  CERTAIN OPEN MEETINGS PROVISIONS RELATED TO SCHOOLS AND
  GOVERNMENTAL BODIES; TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER
         SECTION 4.01.  Subsection (b), Section 12.1051, Education
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  With respect to the operation of an open-enrollment
  charter school, any requirement in Chapter 551 or 552, Government
  Code, or another law that concerns open meetings or the
  availability of information, that applies to a school district, the
  board of trustees of a school district, or public school students
  applies to an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of
  a charter holder, the governing body of an open-enrollment charter
  school, or students attending an open-enrollment charter school.
         SECTION 4.02.  Subsection (c), Section 37.108, Education
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A school district shall report the results of the
  security audit conducted under Subsection (b) to the district's
  board of trustees and, in the manner required by the Texas School
  Safety Center, to the Texas School Safety Center.
         SECTION 4.03.  Subsection (a), Section 37.203, Education
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The center is advised by a board of directors composed
  of:
               (1)  the attorney general, or the attorney general's
  designee;
               (2)  the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
               (3)  the executive director of the Texas Juvenile
  Probation Commission, or the executive director's designee;
               (4)  the executive director of the Texas Youth
  Commission, or the executive director's designee;
               (5)  the commissioner of the [Texas] Department of
  State [Mental] Health Services [and Mental Retardation], or the
  commissioner's designee; and
               (6)  the following members appointed by the governor
  with the advice and consent of the senate:
                     (A)  a juvenile court judge;
                     (B)  a member of a school district's board of
  trustees;
                     (C)  an administrator of a public primary school;
                     (D)  an administrator of a public secondary
  school;
                     (E)  a member of the state parent-teacher
  association;
                     (F)  a teacher from a public primary or secondary
  school;
                     (G)  a public school superintendent who is a
  member of the Texas Association of School Administrators;
                     (H)  a school district police officer or a peace
  officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school;
  and
                     (I)  two members of the public.
         SECTION 4.04.  Section 37.207, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 37.207.  MODEL SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT PROCEDURE.  
  (a)  The center shall develop a model safety and security audit
  procedure for use by school districts that includes:
               (1)  providing each district with guidelines and a
  training video showing proper audit procedures;
               (2)  reviewing each district audit, providing the
  results of the review to the district, and making recommendations
  for improvements based on the audit; and
               (3)  incorporating the findings of district audits in a
  statewide report on school safety made available by the center to
  the public.
         (b)  Each school district shall report the results of its
  audits to the center in the manner required by the center.
         SECTION 4.05.  Section 551.076, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 551.076.  DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES,
  SECURITY AUDITS, OR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS; CLOSED MEETING.  
  This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open
  meeting to deliberate:
               (1)  the deployment, or specific occasions for
  implementation, of security personnel or devices;
               (2)  a security audit; or
               (3)  an emergency operations plan.
  ARTICLE 5.  PROVISIONS RELATED TO TOLL ROADS
         SECTION 5.01.  Subtitle G, Title 6, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 371 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 371. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF TOLL
  PROJECT
         Sec. 371.001.  VEHICLES USED BY NONPROFIT DISASTER RELIEF
  ORGANIZATIONS. (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Toll project" means a toll project described by
  Section 201.001(b), regardless of whether the toll project is:
                     (A)  a part of the state highway system; or
                     (B)  subject to the jurisdiction of the
  department.
               (2)  "Toll project entity" means an entity authorized
  by law to acquire, design, construct, finance, operate, and
  maintain a toll project, including:
                     (A)  the department under Chapter 227 or 228;
                     (B)  a regional tollway authority under Chapter
  366;
                     (C)  a regional mobility authority under Chapter
  370; or
                     (D)  a county under Chapter 284.
         (b)  A toll project entity may not require a vehicle
  registered under Section 502.203 to pay a toll for the use of a toll
  project.
         SECTION 5.02.  Subsection (d), Section 228.058,
  Transportation Code, is repealed.
  ARTICLE 6.  OPERATION OF DESIGNATED EMERGENCY VEHICLES
         SECTION 6.01.  Section 418.013, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  The emergency management council shall make
  recommendations to the Department of Public Safety as to which
  private emergency organizations, such as the American National Red
  Cross, the Salvation Army, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service,
  and other similar organizations with the capability to supplement
  the state's resources in disaster situations, should be authorized
  to operate certain vehicles as designated emergency vehicles in the
  case of a disaster.
         SECTION 6.02.  Subchapter A, Chapter 546, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 546.006 to read as follows:
         Sec. 546.006.  DESIGNATED EMERGENCY VEHICLE DURING DECLARED
  DISASTERS.  (a)  From recommendations made under Section
  418.013(c), Government Code, the department shall designate which
  vehicles may be operated by which designated organizations as
  emergency vehicles during declared disasters.
         (b)  A vehicle designated under Subsection (a) may be
  operated by a designated organization as if the vehicle were an
  authorized emergency vehicle under this subtitle if:
               (1)  the governor declares a state of disaster under
  Section 418.014, Government Code;
               (2)  the department requests assistance from the
  designated organization; and
               (3)  the vehicle is operated by the designated
  organization or a member of the designated organization in response
  to the state of disaster.
         (c)  The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
  implement this section.
  ARTICLE 7.  INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC
  COMMUNICATIONS
         SECTION 7.01.  Article 18.20, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Section 4 and adding Section 9A to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 4.  OFFENSES FOR WHICH INTERCEPTIONS MAY BE AUTHORIZED.  
  A judge of competent jurisdiction may issue an order authorizing
  interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications only if
  the prosecutor applying for the order shows probable cause to
  believe that the interception will provide evidence of the
  commission of:
               (1)  a felony under Section 19.02, 19.03, or 43.26,
  Penal Code;
               (2)  a felony under:
                     (A)  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, other
  than felony possession of marihuana;
                     (B)  Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code; or
                     (C)  Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; [or]
               (3)  an offense under Chapter 20, 20A, or 34, Penal
  Code; or
               (4)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit
  an offense listed in this section.
         Sec. 9A.  INTERCEPTION ORDER FOR COMMUNICATION BY SPECIFIED
  PERSON. (a)  Notwithstanding Section 8(a)(2)(B), an application
  for an order authorizing the interception of a wire, oral, or
  electronic communication is not required to contain a particular
  description of the nature and location of the facilities from which
  or the place where the communication is to be intercepted if a judge
  of competent jurisdiction determines the person whose
  communications are to be intercepted is likely to circumvent the
  order by changing communication devices repeatedly or there are
  exigent circumstances requiring that the order:
               (1)  apply to any communication by the person whose
  communications are to be intercepted; and
               (2)  not be limited to a specific facility or place.
         (b)  A judge who makes a determination under Subsection (a)
  is not required to include in the order a description of the nature
  or location of the communications facility from which or the place
  where authority to intercept is granted, as required by Section
  9(b)(2). As an alternative to including that description, the
  judge may authorize the interception of any communication made by a
  specified person while the person is present in the geographic
  jurisdiction of the court.
         (c)  This section does not place any additional legal
  obligation on a wire or electronic communications provider to
  identify or locate a person whose communications are to be
  intercepted.
         SECTION 7.02.  The change in law made by this article applies
  only to an application for an order authorizing the interception of
  a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is submitted on or
  after the effective date of this article. An application that was
  submitted before the effective date of this article is covered by
  the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
  former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
  ARTICLE 8.  PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE OF BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE
         SECTION 8.01.  Subsection (d), Section 30.04, Penal Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  An offense under this section is a [Class A misdemeanor
  unless the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is
  a rail car, in which event the offense is a] state jail felony.
         SECTION 8.02.  The change in law made by this article applies
  only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
  Act.  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the
  former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
  committed before that date.
  ARTICLE 9.  EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
         SECTION 9.01.  Subsection (a), Section 418.042, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The division shall prepare and keep current a
  comprehensive state emergency management plan. The plan may
  include:
               (1)  provisions for prevention and minimization of
  injury and damage caused by disaster;
               (2)  provisions for prompt and effective response to
  disaster;
               (3)  provisions for emergency relief;
               (4)  provisions for energy emergencies;
               (5)  identification of areas particularly vulnerable
  to disasters;
               (6)  recommendations for zoning, building
  restrictions, and other land-use controls, safety measures for
  securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent
  structures, and other preventive and preparedness measures
  designed to eliminate or reduce disasters or their impact;
               (7)  provisions for assistance to local officials in
  designing local emergency management plans;
               (8)  authorization and procedures for the erection or
  other construction of temporary works designed to protect against
  or mitigate danger, damage, or loss from flood, fire, or other
  disaster;
               (9)  preparation and distribution to the appropriate
  state and local officials of state catalogs of federal, state, and
  private assistance programs;
               (10)  organization of manpower and channels of
  assistance;
               (11)  coordination of federal, state, and local
  emergency management activities;
               (12)  coordination of the state emergency management
  plan with the emergency management plans of the federal government;
               (13)  coordination of federal and state energy
  emergency plans; [and]
               (14)  provisions for education and training of local
  officials on activation of the Emergency Alert System established
  under 47 C.F.R. Part 11; and
               (15)  other necessary matters relating to disasters.
  ARTICLE 10.  TEMPORARY CARDBOARD TAGS ON VEHICLES
         SECTION 10.01.  Section 503.005, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
         (c)  A dealer who submits information to the database under
  Section 503.0631 satisfies the requirement for the dealer to notify
  the department of the sale or transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer,
  or semitrailer under this section.
         (d)  The notice required under this section is in addition to
  the application for vehicle registration and certificate of title a
  dealer is required to submit under Section 501.0234.
         SECTION 10.02.  Subsection (d), Section 503.062,
  Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The department may not issue a dealer temporary
  cardboard tag or contract for the issuance of a dealer temporary
  cardboard tag but shall prescribe:
               (1)  the specifications, form, and color of a dealer
  temporary cardboard tag; [and]
               (2)  procedures for a dealer to generate a
  vehicle-specific number using the database developed under Section
  503.0626 and assign it to each tag;
               (3)  procedures to clearly display the
  vehicle-specific number on the tag; and
               (4)  the period for which a tag may be used for or by a
  charitable organization.
         SECTION 10.03.  Subsection (e), Section 503.0625,
  Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (e)  The department may not issue a converter temporary
  cardboard tag or contract for the issuance of a converter temporary
  cardboard tag but shall prescribe:
               (1)  the specifications, form, and color of a converter
  temporary cardboard tag;
               (2)  procedures for a converter to generate a
  vehicle-specific number using the database developed under Section
  503.0626 and assign it to each tag; and
               (3)  procedures to clearly display the
  vehicle-specific number on the tag.
         SECTION 10.04.  Subchapter C, Chapter 503, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 503.0626 to read as follows:
         Sec. 503.0626.  DEALER'S AND CONVERTER'S TEMPORARY TAG
  DATABASE. (a)  The department shall develop and maintain a secure,
  real-time database of information on vehicles to which dealers and
  converters have affixed temporary cardboard tags. The database
  shall be managed by the vehicle titles and registration division of
  the department.
         (b)  The database must allow law enforcement agencies to use
  the vehicle-specific number assigned to and displayed on the tag as
  required by Section 503.062(d) or Section 503.0625(e) to obtain
  information about the dealer or converter that owns the vehicle.
         (c)  Before a dealer's or converter's temporary cardboard tag
  may be displayed on a vehicle, the dealer or converter must enter
  into the database through the Internet information on the vehicle
  and information about the dealer or converter as prescribed by the
  department. The department may not deny access to the database to
  any dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued under
  this chapter or who is licensed under Chapter 2301, Occupations
  Code, or to any converter licensed under Chapter 2301, Occupations
  Code.
         (d)  The department shall adopt rules and prescribe
  procedures as necessary to implement this section.
         SECTION 10.05.  Section 503.063, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (a), (e), and (f) and adding
  Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by this section, a dealer shall [may]
  issue to a person who buys a [an unregistered] vehicle one temporary
  cardboard buyer's tag for the vehicle.
         (e)  The department may not issue a buyer's tag or contract
  for the issuance of a buyer's tag but shall prescribe:
               (1)  the specifications, color, and form of a buyer's
  tag; and
               (2)  procedures for a dealer to:
                     (A)  generate a vehicle-specific number using the
  database developed under Section 503.0631 and assign it to each
  tag;
                     (B)  generate a vehicle-specific number using the
  database developed under Section 503.0631 for future use for when a
  dealer is unable to access the Internet at the time of sale; and
                     (C)  clearly display the vehicle-specific number
  on the tag.
         (f)  The department shall ensure that a dealer may generate
  in advance a sufficient amount of vehicle-specific numbers under
  Subsection (e)(2)(B) in order to continue selling vehicles for a
  period of up to one week in which a dealer is unable to access the
  Internet due to an emergency.  The department shall establish an
  expedited procedure to allow affected dealers to apply for
  additional vehicle-specific numbers so they may remain in business
  during an emergency.
         (g)  Using the same vehicle-specific number generated under
  Subsection (e)(2)(A), a [A] dealer may issue an additional
  temporary cardboard buyer's tag to a person after the expiration of
  20 working [21] days after the issue of a temporary cardboard
  buyer's tag, and the person may operate the vehicle for which the
  tag was issued on the additional temporary cardboard buyer's tag if
  the dealer has been unable to obtain on behalf of the vehicle's
  owner the necessary documents to obtain permanent metal license
  plates because the documents are in the possession of a lienholder
  who has not complied with the terms of Section 501.115(a) [of this
  code]. An additional tag issued under the terms of this subsection
  is valid for a maximum of 20 working [21] days after the date of
  issue.
         (h)  For each buyer's temporary cardboard tag other than an
  additional temporary cardboard buyer's tag under Subsection (g), a
  dealer shall charge the buyer a registration fee of not more than $5
  as prescribed by the department to be sent to the comptroller for
  deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.
         SECTION 10.06.  Subchapter C, Chapter 503, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Sections 503.0631 and 503.0632 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 503.0631.  BUYER'S TEMPORARY TAG DATABASE. (a)  The
  department shall develop and maintain a secure, real-time database
  of information on persons to whom temporary buyer's tags are issued
  that may be used by a law enforcement agency in the same manner that
  the agency uses vehicle registration information.  The database
  shall be managed by the vehicle titles and registration division of
  the department.
         (b)  The database must allow law enforcement agencies to use
  a vehicle-specific number assigned to and displayed on the tag as
  required by Section 503.063(e)(2) to obtain information about the
  person to whom the tag was issued.
         (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), before a buyer's
  temporary cardboard tag may be displayed on a vehicle, a dealer must
  enter into the database through the Internet information about the
  buyer of the vehicle for which the tag was issued as prescribed by
  the department and generate a vehicle-specific number for the tag
  as required by Section 503.063(e).  The department may not deny
  access to the database to any dealer who holds a general
  distinguishing number issued under this chapter or who is licensed
  under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
         (d)  A dealer shall obtain 24-hour Internet access at its
  place of business, but if the dealer is unable to access the
  Internet at the time of the sale of a vehicle, the dealer shall
  complete and sign a form, as prescribed by the department, that
  states the dealer has Internet access, but was unable to access the
  Internet at the time of sale. The buyer shall keep the original
  copy of the form in the vehicle until the vehicle is registered to
  the buyer. Not later than the next business day after the time of
  sale, the dealer shall submit the information required under
  Subsection (c).
         (e)  The department shall adopt rules and prescribe
  procedures as necessary to implement this section.
         Sec. 503.0632.  NOTICE TO BUYER. (a)  Each dealer shall
  provide a one-page written notice to a buyer that explains:
               (1)  the requirements of the law regarding a buyer's
  temporary cardboard tag;
               (2)  any criminal penalties relating to a buyer's
  temporary cardboard tag;
               (3)  any action the buyer is required to take
  concerning a buyer's temporary cardboard tag; and
               (4)  any other information related to the process of
  purchasing and registering a vehicle as prescribed by the
  department.
         (b)  The dealer shall require the buyer to sign a statement
  indicating the buyer received the notice under this section.
         (c)  The department shall adopt rules to:
               (1)  prescribe the specifications and form of the
  written notice and statement used under this section; and
               (2)  establish a procedure to determine dealer
  compliance with this section.
         SECTION 10.07.  The heading to Section 503.067,
  Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 503.067.  UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, PURCHASE, USE, OR
  SALE OF TEMPORARY CARDBOARD TAGS.
         SECTION 10.08.  Section 503.067, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and
  (d) to read as follows:
         (a)  A person [other than a dealer] may not produce or
  reproduce a [buyer's or dealer's] temporary cardboard tag or an item
  represented to be a temporary cardboard tag for the purpose of
  distributing the tag to someone other than a dealer or converter.
         (c)  A person other than a dealer or converter may not
  purchase a temporary cardboard tag.
         (d)  A person may not sell or distribute a temporary
  cardboard tag or an item represented to be a temporary cardboard tag
  unless the person is:
               (1)  a dealer issuing the tag in connection with the
  sale of a vehicle; or
               (2)  a printer or distributor engaged in the business
  of selling temporary cardboard tags solely for uses authorized
  under this chapter.
         SECTION 10.09.  Section 503.094, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, an [An]
  offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
  not less than $50 or more than $5,000.
         (d)  An offense involving a violation of:
               (1)  Section 503.067(b) or (c) is a Class C
  misdemeanor;
               (2)  Section 503.067(d) is a Class A misdemeanor;
               (3)  Section 503.067(a) is a state jail felony; and
               (4)  Section 503.067(b), (c), or (d) is a state jail
  felony if the person who committed the offense criminally conspired
  to engage in organized criminal activity.
         SECTION 10.10.  Subsection (a), Section 2301.651,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board may deny an application for a license, revoke
  or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has
  been suspended, or reprimand a license holder if the applicant or
  license holder:
               (1)  is unfit under standards described in this chapter
  or board rules;
               (2)  makes a material misrepresentation in any
  application or other information filed under this chapter or board
  rules;
               (3)  violates this chapter or a board rule or order;
               (4)  violates any law relating to the sale,
  distribution, financing, or insuring of motor vehicles;
               (5)  fails to maintain the qualifications for a
  license;
               (6)  wilfully defrauds a purchaser; [or]
               (7)  fails to fulfill a written agreement with a retail
  purchaser of a motor vehicle; or
               (8)  violates the requirements of Section 503.0631,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 10.11.  (a)  As soon as practicable after the
  effective date of this Act, the Texas Department of Transportation
  shall adopt rules to implement Sections 503.0626 and 503.0631,
  Transportation Code, as added by this article.
         (b)  The Texas Department of Transportation may not enforce
  Section 503.0626 or 503.0631, Transportation Code, as added by this
  article, until the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this
  section take effect and the databases are operational and available
  to dealers with a general distinguishing number or a converter's
  license issued under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
         SECTION 10.12.  The changes in law made by this article to
  Sections 503.067 and 503.094, Transportation Code, apply to an
  offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
  offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
  by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
  law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
  section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this
  Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date.
  ARTICLE 11.  EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 11.01.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
  this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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