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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding |
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the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while |
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operating a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.425, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (b-1) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-2) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), a [A] |
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municipality, county, or other political subdivision that enforces |
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this section shall post a sign that complies with the standards |
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described by this subsection at the entrance to each school |
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crossing zone in the municipality, county, or other political |
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subdivision. The department shall adopt standards that: |
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(1) allow for a sign required to be posted under this |
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subsection to be attached to an existing sign at a minimal cost; and |
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(2) require that a sign required to be posted under |
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this subsection inform an operator that: |
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(A) the use of a wireless communication device is |
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prohibited in the school crossing zone; and |
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(B) the operator is subject to a fine if the |
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operator uses a wireless communication device in the school |
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crossing zone. |
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(b-2) A municipality, county, or other political |
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subdivision that by ordinance or rule prohibits the use of a |
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wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle |
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throughout the jurisdiction of the political subdivision is not |
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required to post a sign as required by Subsection (b-1). |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), this [This] |
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section preempts all local ordinances, rules, or regulations that |
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are inconsistent with specific provisions of this section adopted |
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by a political subdivision of this state relating to the use of a |
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wireless communication device by the operator of a motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |