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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification of a person as eligible for disabled |
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parking privileges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.003(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (e), the first application must be |
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accompanied by a notarized written statement or written |
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prescription of a physician licensed to practice medicine in this |
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state or a state adjacent to this state[,] or authorized by |
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applicable law to practice medicine in a hospital or other health |
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facility of the Veterans Administration or a person acting under |
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the delegation and supervision of a licensed physician in |
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conformance with Subchapter B, Chapter 157, Occupations Code, |
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certifying and providing evidence acceptable to the department that |
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the person making the application or on whose behalf the |
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application is made is legally blind or has a mobility problem that |
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substantially impairs the person's ability to ambulate. The |
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statement or prescription must include a certification of whether |
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the disability is temporary or permanent and information acceptable |
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to the department to determine the type of disabled parking placard |
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for which the applicant is eligible. The department shall |
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determine a person's eligibility based on evidence provided by the |
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applicant establishing legal blindness or mobility impairment. |
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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. |