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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contributions to the fund for veterans' assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.017(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 840 (S.B. 1940) and 1385 (S.B. 1655), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The fund for veterans' assistance is a special fund in |
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the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is |
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composed of: |
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(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of |
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the legislature; |
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(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; |
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(3) the earnings of the fund; [and] |
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(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the |
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lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the |
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fund under Section 466.408(b); and |
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(5) [(2)] money deposited to the credit of the fund |
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under Section 502.1746, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.1746, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c), (d), |
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and (e) to read as follows: |
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(b) The county assessor-collector shall send any |
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contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit |
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in the state treasury to the credit of the fund for veterans' |
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assistance before the 31st day after the date the contribution is |
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made. A contribution made under this section may be used only for |
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the purposes of the fund for veterans' assistance. |
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(c) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on each motor vehicle registration |
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renewal notice, on the page that states the total fee for |
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registration renewal, that allows a person renewing a registration |
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to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing |
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to the fund for veterans' assistance; |
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(2) provide an opportunity to contribute to the fund |
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for veterans' assistance similar to the opportunity described by |
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Subsection (a) and in the manner described by Subdivision (1) in any |
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registration renewal system that succeeds the system in place on |
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September 1, 2011; and |
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(3) provide an opportunity for a person to contribute |
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to the fund for veterans' assistance during the registration |
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renewal process on the department's Internet website. |
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(d) If a person makes a contribution under this section and |
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does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county |
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assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution |
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to the person's registration fee. |
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(e) The department shall consult with the Texas Veterans |
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Commission in performing the department's duties under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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502.1746, Transportation Code, applies only to a motor vehicle |
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registration renewal notice issued for a registration that expires |
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on or after January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |