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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to |
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School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.648, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee [for issuance of the license plates] |
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shall be deposited to the credit of the share the road account in |
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the state treasury [state highway fund] and may only be used by the |
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Texas Education Agency to support [for] the Safe Routes to School |
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Program of a designated statewide nonprofit organization whose |
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primary purpose is to promote bicyclist safety, education, and |
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access through: |
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(1) education and awareness programs; and |
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(2) training, workshops, educational materials, and |
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media events. |
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(d) Up to 25 percent of the amount in Subsection (b) may be |
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used to support the activities of the nonprofit organization in |
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marketing and promoting the Safe Routes to School Program and the |
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God Bless Texas and God Bless America license plates. |
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(e) The Texas Education Agency may use money received under |
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this section to secure funds available under federal matching |
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programs for safe routes to school and obesity prevention. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |