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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a personal identification certificate |
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to present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0165. IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) Not later |
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than the 90th day before the date an inmate is transferred to |
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pre-parole status, the department shall request a personal |
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identification certificate from the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety for the inmate if the inmate does not possess a valid |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate. |
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(b) The department shall send a certified copy of the |
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offender identification card or similar form of identification to |
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the Texas Department of Public Safety with a current photograph of |
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the inmate. |
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(c) On receipt of the personal identification certificate |
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from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the department shall |
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verify the information on the certificate and request any necessary |
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change. |
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(d) The department shall pay any fee associated with |
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obtaining the personal identification certificate out of funds |
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appropriated to the department for the project for reintegration of |
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offenders under Chapter 306, Labor Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.101(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The department may require each applicant for an |
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original, renewal, or duplicate personal identification |
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certificate to furnish to the department the information required |
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by Section 521.142. The department must accept as satisfactory |
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proof of identity under this section an offender identification |
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card or similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |