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Amend Amendment No. 158 to CSHB 300 by Hughes (page 42 of the
pre-filed amendment packet) by striking lines 5 through 18 of the
amendment and substituting the following:
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 504.414 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.414. PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER PLATES. (a) The
professional firefighter plate may be issued to qualified
firefighters. The sponsor of the plate may nominate a state agency
for receipt of funds under Section 504.801(e)(2)(A).
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
costs in accordance with Section 504.801, the remainder of the fees
from the sale of professional firefighter plates shall be deposited
to the credit of an account in the state treasury to be used by the
nominated state agency for the purpose of making grants to support
the activities of an organization of professional firefighters
located in this state that provides emergency relief and college
scholarship funds to the professional firefighters and their
dependents.