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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parking placard applications by persons with a mobility |
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problem caused by an impairment of vision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding item (8) to read as follows: |
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(8) "Optometry" and "Therapeutic Optometry" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 351.002, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 681.003(e), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) If a first application for a disabled parking placard |
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under this section is made by or on behalf of a person with: |
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(1) a mobility problem caused by a disorder of the |
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foot, the notarized written statement or written prescription |
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required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to |
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practice podiatry in this state or a state adjacent to this state; |
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or |
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(2) a disability caused by visual impairment in |
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accordance with Sec. 681.001 of this chapter, the notarized written |
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statement or written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be |
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issued by a person licensed to practice optometry or therapeutic |
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optometry in this state or a state adjacent to this state. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a disabled parking placard submitted on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the application is submitted, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |