83R8018 JRR-D

By: McClendon H.B. No. 1515

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the assumption of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses and personal identification cards by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the authority of a county to provide driver's licenses and other identification certificate services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 502.357(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund. Subject to appropriations, the money shall be used by the department [Department of Public Safety] to:

(1) support the department's [Department of Public Safety's] reengineering of the driver's license system to provide for the issuance by the department [Department of Public Safety] of a driver's license or personal identification certificate, to include use of image comparison technology;

(2) establish and maintain a system to support the driver responsibility program under Chapter 708; and

(3) make lease payments to the master lease purchase program for the financing of the driver's license reengineering project.

SECTION 2. Sections 521.001(a)(1-a) and (2), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:

(1-a) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety].

(2) "Director" means the executive [public safety] director of the department.

SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 521.008 to read as follows:

Sec. 521.008. AGREEMENT REGARDING THE PROVISION OF DRIVER'S LICENSES AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE SERVICES. (a) The department may enter into an agreement with a county assessor-collector to train county assessor-collector employees to provide services at county offices relating to the issuance of driver's licenses, election identification certificates, and personal identification certificates, including:

(1) issuing renewal or duplicate driver's licenses;

(2) taking photographs;

(3) administering vision tests;

(4) updating a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification certificate to change a name, address, or photo;

(5) distributing and collecting information relating to donations under Section 521.401;

(6) collecting fees; and

(7) performing other basic administrative functions and tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates, and personal identification certificates.

(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) may not include training to administer an examination for driver's license applicants under Subchapter H.

(c) A participating county assessor-collector must remit to the department for deposit as required by this chapter fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate.

(d) The department shall adopt rules to administer this section.

SECTION 4. Section 522.003(8), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(8) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety].

SECTION 5. Section 522.007, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 522.007. EXEMPTION FOR NEIGHBORING STATES. (a) The executive [public safety] director of the department shall enter negotiations with an appropriate person or entity of a state bordering this state for the purpose of applying the exemption contained in Section 522.004(a)(1) to residents of that state.

(b) The executive [public safety] director of the department may enter an agreement to apply the exemption contained in Section 522.004(a)(1) to residents of a bordering state only if that state extends a similar exemption to residents of this state.

SECTION 6. Sections 523.003(2) and (5), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] or the equivalent officer of another state.

(5) "Licensing authority" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] or the equivalent agency of another state.

SECTION 7. Sections 524.001(8) and (9), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:

(8) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety].

(9) "Director" means the executive [public safety] director of the department.

SECTION 8. Section 525.001(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall include motorcycle and bicycle awareness information in [any edition of] the Texas driver's handbook [published after the department exhausts the supply of the handbook that the department had on September 1, 1993].

SECTION 9. Section 601.233(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A citation for an offense under Section 601.191 issued as a result of Section 601.053 must include, in type larger than other type on the citation, except for the type of the statement required by Section 708.105, the following statement:

"A second or subsequent conviction of an offense under the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act will result in the suspension of your driver's license and motor vehicle registration unless you file and maintain evidence of financial responsibility with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for two years from the date of conviction. The department may waive the requirement to file evidence of financial responsibility if you file satisfactory evidence with the department showing that at the time this citation was issued, the vehicle was covered by a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or that you were otherwise exempt from the requirements to provide evidence of financial responsibility."

SECTION 10. Section 411.0111, Government Code, is transferred to Chapter 1003, Transportation Code, and redesignated as Section 1003.006, Transportation Code, to read as follows:

Sec. 1003.006 [411.0111]. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER. (a) Not later than June 1 of every fifth year, the department shall provide to the comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the comptroller in the identification of persons entitled to unclaimed property reported to the comptroller, the name, address, social security number, date of birth, and driver's license or state identification number of each person about whom the department has such information in its records.

(b) Information provided to the comptroller under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.

(c) The department shall provide the information in the format prescribed by rule of the comptroller.

SECTION 11. Section 106.03(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) A person who sells a minor an alcoholic beverage does not commit an offense if the minor falsely represents himself to be 21 years old or older by displaying an apparently valid proof of identification that contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the minor's appearance, purports to establish that the minor is 21 years of age or older, and was issued by a governmental agency. The proof of identification may include a driver's license or identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], a passport, or a military identification card.

SECTION 12. Section 106.06(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) A judge, acting under Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, who places a defendant charged with an offense under this section on community supervision under that article shall, if the defendant committed the offense at a gathering where participants were involved in the abuse of alcohol, including binge drinking or forcing or coercing individuals to consume alcohol, in addition to any other condition imposed by the judge:

(1) require the defendant to:

(A) perform community service for not less than 20 or more than 40 hours; and

(B) attend an alcohol awareness program approved under Section 106.115; and

(2) order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's license or permit of the defendant or, if the defendant does not have a driver's license or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit to the defendant for 180 days.

SECTION 13. Section 106.071(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) In addition to any fine and any order issued under Section 106.115:

(1) the court shall order a minor placed on deferred disposition for or convicted of an offense to which this section applies to perform community service for:

(A) not less than eight or more than 12 hours, if the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense to which this section applies; or

(B) not less than 20 or more than 40 hours, if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense to which this section applies; and

(2) the court shall order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's license or permit of a minor convicted of an offense to which this section applies or, if the minor does not have a driver's license or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit for:

(A) 30 days, if the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense to which this section applies;

(B) 60 days, if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense to which this section applies; or

(C) 180 days, if the minor has been previously convicted twice or more of an offense to which this section applies.

SECTION 14. Sections 106.115(d) and (e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows:

(d) If the defendant does not present the required evidence within the prescribed period, the court:

(1) shall order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to:

(A) suspend the defendant's driver's license or permit for a period not to exceed six months or, if the defendant does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the defendant for that period; or

(B) if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under one or more of the sections listed in Subsection (a), suspend the defendant's driver's license or permit for a period not to exceed one year or, if the defendant does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the defendant for that period; and

(2) may order the defendant or the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the defendant to do any act or refrain from doing any act if the court determines that doing the act or refraining from doing the act will increase the likelihood that the defendant will present evidence to the court that the defendant has satisfactorily completed an alcohol awareness program or performed the required hours of community service.

(e) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall send notice of the suspension or prohibition order issued under Subsection (d) by first class mail to the defendant. The notice must include the date of the suspension or prohibition order, the reason for the suspension or prohibition, and the period covered by the suspension or prohibition.

SECTION 15. Section 106.15(e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(e) A person does not commit an offense under Subsection (a) if the person younger than 18 years of age falsely represents the person's age to be at least 18 years of age by displaying an apparently valid Texas driver's license or an identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] containing a physical description consistent with the person's appearance.

SECTION 16. Article 42.016, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

Art. 42.016. SPECIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. If a person is convicted of, receives a grant of deferred adjudication for, or is adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct based on a violation of an offense for which a conviction or adjudication requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, the court shall:

(1) issue an order requiring the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to include in any driver's license record or personal identification certificate record maintained by the department for the person an indication that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62;

(2) require the person to apply to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] in person for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate not later than the 30th day after the date the person is released or the date the department sends written notice to the person of the requirements of Article 62.060, as applicable, and to annually renew the license or certificate;

(3) notify the person of the consequence of the conviction or order of deferred adjudication as it relates to the order issued under this article; and

(4) send to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] a copy of the record of conviction, a copy of the order granting deferred adjudication, or a copy of the juvenile adjudication, as applicable, and a copy of the order issued under this article.

SECTION 17. Sections 13(h), (j), (l), and (m), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:

(h) If a person convicted of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, is placed on community supervision, the judge shall require, as a condition of the community supervision, that the defendant attend and successfully complete before the 181st day after the day community supervision is granted an educational program jointly approved by the Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse], the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], the Traffic Safety Section of the Texas Department of Transportation, and the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice designed to rehabilitate persons who have driven while intoxicated. The Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse] shall publish the jointly approved rules and shall monitor, coordinate, and provide training to persons providing the educational programs. The Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse] is responsible for the administration of the certification of approved educational programs and may charge a nonrefundable application fee for the initial certification of approval and for renewal of a certificate. The judge may waive the educational program requirement or may grant an extension of time to successfully complete the program that expires not later than one year after the beginning date of the person's community supervision, however, if the defendant by a motion in writing shows good cause. In determining good cause, the judge may consider but is not limited to: the defendant's school and work schedule, the defendant's health, the distance that the defendant must travel to attend an educational program, and the fact that the defendant resides out of state, has no valid driver's license, or does not have access to transportation. The judge shall set out the finding of good cause for waiver in the judgment. If a defendant is required, as a condition of community supervision, to attend an educational program or if the court waives the educational program requirement, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], on a form prescribed by the department, for inclusion in the person's driving record. If the court grants an extension of time in which the person may complete the program, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] on a form prescribed by the department. The report must include the beginning date of the person's community supervision. Upon the person's successful completion of the educational program, the person's instructor shall give notice to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for inclusion in the person's driving record and to the community supervision and corrections department. The community supervision and corrections department shall then forward the notice to the court clerk for filing. If the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] does not receive notice that a defendant required to complete an educational program has successfully completed the program within the period required by this section, as shown on department records, the department shall revoke the defendant's driver's license, permit, or privilege or prohibit the person from obtaining a license or permit, as provided by Sections 521.344(e) and (f), Transportation Code. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] may not reinstate a license suspended under this subsection unless the person whose license was suspended makes application to the department for reinstatement of the person's license and pays to the department a reinstatement fee of $100. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall remit all fees collected under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit in the general revenue fund. This subsection does not apply to a defendant if a jury recommends community supervision for the defendant and also recommends that the defendant's driver's license not be suspended.

(j) The judge shall require a defendant who is punished under Section 49.09, Penal Code, as a condition of community supervision, to attend and successfully complete an educational program for repeat offenders approved by the Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse]. The Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse] shall adopt rules and shall monitor, coordinate, and provide training to persons providing the educational programs. The Department of State Health Services [Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse] is responsible for the administration of the certification of approved educational programs and may charge a nonrefundable application fee for initial certification of approval or for renewal of the certification. The judge may waive the educational program requirement only if the defendant by a motion in writing shows good cause. In determining good cause, the judge may consider the defendant's school and work schedule, the defendant's health, the distance that the defendant must travel to attend an educational program, and whether the defendant resides out of state or does not have access to transportation. The judge shall set out the finding of good cause in the judgment. If a defendant is required, as a condition of community supervision, to attend an educational program, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], on a form prescribed by the department, for inclusion in the defendant's driving record. The report must include the beginning date of the defendant's community supervision. On the defendant's successful completion of the educational program for repeat offenders, the defendant's instructor shall give notice to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for inclusion in the defendant's driving record and to the community supervision and corrections department. The community supervision and corrections department shall then forward the notice to the court clerk for filing. If the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] does not receive notice that a defendant required to complete an educational program has successfully completed the program for repeat offenders within the period required by the judge, as shown on department records, the department shall revoke the defendant's driver's license, permit, or privilege or prohibit the defendant from obtaining a license or permit, as provided by Sections 521.344(e) and (f), Transportation Code.

(l) If the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] receives notice that a defendant has been required or permitted to attend a subsequent educational program under Subsection (h), (j), or (k) of this section, although the previously required attendance had been waived, but the judge has not ordered a period of suspension, the department shall suspend the defendant's driver's license, permit, or operating privilege, or shall issue an order prohibiting the defendant from obtaining a license or permit for a period of 365 days.

(m) If a judge revokes the community supervision of a defendant for an offense under Section 49.04, Penal Code, or an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle under Section 49.07, Penal Code, and the driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has not previously been ordered by the judge to be suspended, or if the suspension was previously probated, the judge shall suspend the license or privilege for a period provided under Subchapter O, Chapter 521, Transportation Code. The suspension shall be reported to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] as provided under Section 521.347, Transportation Code.

SECTION 18. Articles 45.050(c) and (f), Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:

(c) If a child fails to obey an order of a justice or municipal court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the justice or municipal court, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard, may:

(1) refer the child to the appropriate juvenile court for delinquent conduct for contempt of the justice or municipal court order; or

(2) retain jurisdiction of the case, hold the child in contempt of the justice or municipal court, and order either or both of the following:

(A) that the contemnor pay a fine not to exceed $500; or

(B) that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] suspend the contemnor's driver's license or permit or, if the contemnor does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the contemnor until the contemnor fully complies with the orders of the court.

(f) A court that orders suspension or denial of a driver's license or permit under Subsection (c)(2)(B) shall notify the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] on receiving proof of compliance with the orders of the court.

SECTION 19. Articles 45.0511(c), (c-1), and (l), Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:

(c) The court shall enter judgment on the defendant's plea of no contest or guilty at the time the plea is made, defer imposition of the judgment, and allow the defendant 90 days to successfully complete the approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course and present to the court:

(1) a uniform certificate of completion of the driving safety course or a verification of completion of the motorcycle operator training course;

(2) unless the judge proceeds under Subsection (c-1), the defendant's driving record as maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], if any, showing that the defendant had not completed an approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense;

(3) an affidavit stating that the defendant was not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, under this article on the date the request to take the course was made and had not completed such a course that is not shown on the defendant's driving record within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense; and

(4) if the defendant does not have a valid Texas driver's license or permit and is a member, or the spouse or dependent child of a member, of the United States military forces serving on active duty, an affidavit stating that the defendant was not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as appropriate, in another state on the date the request to take the course was made and had not completed such a course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.

(c-1) In this subsection, "state electronic Internet portal" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003, Government Code. As an alternative to receiving the defendant's driving record under Subsection (c)(2), the judge, at the time the defendant requests a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course dismissal under this article, may require the defendant to pay a fee in an amount equal to the sum of the amount of the fee established by Section 521.048, Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee and, using the state electronic Internet portal, may request the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to provide the judge with a copy of the defendant's driving record that shows the information described by Section 521.047(b), Transportation Code. As soon as practicable and using the state electronic Internet portal, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall provide the judge with the requested copy of the defendant's driving record. The fee authorized by this subsection is in addition to any other fee required under this article. If the copy of the defendant's driving record provided to the judge under this subsection shows that the defendant has not completed an approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as appropriate, within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense, the judge shall allow the defendant to complete the appropriate course as provided by this article. The custodian of a municipal or county treasury who receives fees collected under this subsection shall keep a record of the fees and, without deduction or proration, forward the fees to the comptroller, with and in the manner required for other fees and costs received in connection with criminal cases. The comptroller shall credit fees received under this subsection to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety].

(l) When a defendant complies with Subsection (c), the court shall:

(1) remove the judgment and dismiss the charge;

(2) report the fact that the defendant successfully completed a driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training course and the date of completion to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for inclusion in the person's driving record; and

(3) state in that report whether the course was taken under this article to provide information necessary to determine eligibility to take a subsequent course under Subsection (b).

SECTION 20. Article 45.054(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

(f) In addition to any other order authorized by this article, the court may order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's license or permit of the individual who is the subject of the hearing or, if the individual does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the individual for a period specified by the court not to exceed 365 days.

SECTION 21. Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) A registration application must include:

(1) the applicant's first name, middle name, if any, last name, and former name, if any;

(2) the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;

(3) a statement that the applicant is a United States citizen;

(4) a statement that the applicant is a resident of the county;

(5) a statement that the applicant has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or

(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

(6) a statement that the applicant has not been finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon eligible for registration under Section 13.001;

(7) the applicant's residence address or, if the residence has no address, the address at which the applicant receives mail and a concise description of the location of the applicant's residence;

(8) the following information:

(A) the applicant's Texas driver's license number or the number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety];

(B) if the applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's social security number; or

(C) a statement by the applicant that the applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or (B);

(9) if the application is made by an agent, a statement of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and

(10) the city and county in which the applicant formerly resided.

SECTION 22. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) The following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:

(1) a social security number;

(2) a Texas driver's license number;

(3) a number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety];

(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in working as an election judge; or

(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, and included an affidavit with the registration application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar has received an affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215.

SECTION 23. Section 13.072(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the registrar shall approve the application if:

(1) the registrar determines that an application complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is eligible for registration; and

(2) for an applicant who has not included a statement described by Section 13.002(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with the secretary of state:

(A) the applicant's Texas driver's license number or number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]; or

(B) the last four digits of the applicant's social security number.

SECTION 24. Section 13.122(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed registration application form, each official form must include:

(1) the statement: "I understand that giving false information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime under state and federal law.";

(2) a space for the applicant's registration number;

(3) a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license number or number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety];

(4) a space for the applicant's telephone number;

(5) a space for the applicant's social security number;

(6) a space for the applicant's sex;

(7) a statement indicating that the furnishing of the applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;

(8) a space or box for indicating whether the applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a change in current registration information;

(9) a statement instructing a voter who is using the form to make a change in current registration information to enter the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate spaces on the form;

(10) a statement that if the applicant declines to register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;

(11) a statement that if the applicant does register to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;

(12) a space or box for indicating whether the applicant is interested in working as an election judge;

(13) a statement warning that a conviction for making a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine; and

(14) any other voter registration information required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by the secretary of state.

SECTION 25. Section 16.031(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration immediately on receipt of:

(1) notice under Section 13.072(b) or 15.021 or a response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside the county;

(2) an abstract of the voter's death certificate under Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b);

(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;

(4) notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;

(5) notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;

(6) notice from the early voting clerk under Section 101.053 [101.0041] that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar's county; or

(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter's driver's license number or personal identification card number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] or social security number.

SECTION 26. Section 20.063(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall provide to each person who applies in person at the department's offices for an original or renewal of a driver's license, a personal identification card, or a duplicate or corrected license or card an opportunity to complete a voter registration application form.

SECTION 27. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo identification under this chapter:

(1) a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(2) a United States military identification card that contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to the person that contains the person's photograph;

(4) a United States passport issued to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or

(5) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.

SECTION 28. Section 65.060, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 65.060. DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY, DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON PROVISIONAL BALLOT AFFIDAVIT. A social security number, Texas driver's license number, or number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] furnished on a provisional ballot affidavit is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. The general custodian of election records shall ensure that a social security number, Texas driver's license number, or number of a personal identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] is excluded from disclosure.

SECTION 29. Section 2.005(b), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The proof must be established by:

(1) a driver's license or identification card issued by this state, another state, or a Canadian province that is current or has expired not more than two years preceding the date the identification is submitted to the county clerk in connection with an application for a license;

(2) a United States passport;

(3) a current passport issued by a foreign country or a consular document issued by a state or national government;

(4) an unexpired Certificate of United States Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, United States Citizen Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Resident Card, Employment Authorization Card, or other document issued by the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United States Department of State including an identification photograph;

(5) an unexpired military identification card for active duty, reserve, or retired personnel with an identification photograph;

(6) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a bureau of vital statistics for a state or a foreign government;

(7) an original or certified copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the United States Department of State;

(8) an original or certified copy of a court order relating to the applicant's name change or sex change;

(9) school records from a secondary school or institution of higher education;

(10) an insurance policy continuously valid for the two years preceding the date of the application for a license;

(11) a motor vehicle certificate of title;

(12) military records, including documentation of release or discharge from active duty or a draft record;

(13) an unexpired military dependent identification card;

(14) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage license or divorce decree;

(15) a voter registration certificate;

(16) a pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or another authorized agency of the United States;

(17) a license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;

(18) a temporary driving permit or a temporary identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]; or

(19) an offender identification card issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SECTION 30. Sections 54.042(a), (b), (f), and (g), Family Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04, shall:

(1) order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or permit, or if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct that:

(A) violates a law of this state enumerated in Section 521.342(a), Transportation Code; or

(B) violates a penal law of this state or the United States, an element or elements of which involve a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102; or

(2) notify the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] of the adjudication, if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct that violates a law of this state enumerated in Section 521.372(a), Transportation Code.

(b) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04, may order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or permit or, if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child, if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct that violates Section 28.08, Penal Code.

(f) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04, may order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or permit or, if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child for a period not to exceed 12 months if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct in need of supervision or delinquent conduct other than the conduct described by Subsection (a).

(g) A juvenile court that places a child on probation under Section 54.04 may require as a reasonable condition of the probation that if the child violates the probation, the court may order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend the child's driver's license or permit or, if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child for a period not to exceed 12 months. The court may make this order if a child that is on probation under this condition violates the probation. A suspension under this subsection is cumulative of any other suspension under this section.

SECTION 31. Sections 203.007(b) and (g), Family Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) A domestic relations office is entitled to obtain from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety records that relate to:

(1) a person's date of birth;

(2) a person's most recent address;

(3) a person's current driver's license status;

(4) motor vehicle accidents involving a person;

(5) reported traffic-law violations of which a person has been convicted; and

(6) a person's criminal history record information.

(g) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Workforce Commission, or the office of the secretary of state may charge a domestic relations office a fee not to exceed the charge paid by the Title IV-D agency for furnishing records under this section.

SECTION 32. Section 277.002(a), Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A financial institution shall require, as a condition of opening or maintaining a business checking account, that the applicant or account holder provide:

(1) if the business is a sole proprietorship:

(A) the name of the business owner;

(B) the physical address of the business;

(C) the home address of the business owner; and

(D) the driver's license number of the business owner or the personal identification card number issued to the business owner by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]; or

(2) if the business is a corporation or other legal entity, a copy of the business's certificate of incorporation or a comparable document and an assumed name certificate, if any.

SECTION 33. Sections 62.001(a), (f), (h), and (i), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The jury wheel must be reconstituted by using, as the source:

(1) the names of all persons on the current voter registration lists from all the precincts in the county; and

(2) all names on a current list to be furnished by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], showing the citizens of the county who:

(A) hold a valid Texas driver's license or a valid personal identification card or certificate issued by the department; and

(B) are not disqualified from jury service under Section 62.102(1), (2), or (7).

(f) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall furnish a list to the secretary of state that shows the names required under Subsection (a)(2) and that contains any of the information enumerated in Subsection (c) that is available to the department, including citizenship status and county of residence. The list shall exclude the names of convicted felons, persons who are not citizens of the United States, persons residing outside the county, and the duplicate name of any registrant. The department shall furnish the list to the secretary of state on or before the first Monday in October of each year.

(h) If the secretary of state is unable to furnish the list as provided in this section because of the failure of the voter registrar to furnish the county voter registration list to the secretary of state, the county tax assessor-collector, sheriff, county clerk, and district clerk in the county shall meet at the county courthouse between January 1 and January 15 of the following year and shall reconstitute the jury wheel for the county, except as provided under a plan adopted under Section 62.011. The deadlines included in the plan control for preparing the list and reconstituting the wheel. The secretary of state shall send the list furnished by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] as provided by Subsection (f) to the voter registrar, who shall combine the lists as described in this section for use as the juror source and certify the combined list as required of the secretary of state under Subsection (g).

(i) The commissioners court may, instead of using the method provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter registration list with the list furnished by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a county in which the commissioners court has contracted with another governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] may not charge a fee for furnishing a list under this subsection. Each list must contain the name, date of birth, address, county of residence, and citizenship status of each person listed. If practical, each list must contain any other information useful in determining if the person is qualified to serve as a juror.

SECTION 34. Section 411.174(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) An applicant must provide on the application a statement of the applicant's:

(1) full name and place and date of birth;

(2) race and sex;

(3) residence and business addresses for the preceding five years;

(4) hair and eye color;

(5) height and weight;

(6) driver's license number or identification certificate number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [department];

(7) criminal history record information of the type maintained by the department under this chapter, including a list of offenses for which the applicant was arrested, charged, or under an information or indictment and the disposition of the offenses; and

(8) history, if any, of treatment received by, commitment to, or residence in:

(A) a drug or alcohol treatment center licensed to provide drug or alcohol treatment under the laws of this state or another state, but only if the treatment, commitment, or residence occurred during the preceding five years; or

(B) a psychiatric hospital.

SECTION 35. Section 411.179(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The department by rule shall adopt the form of the license. A license must include:

(1) a number assigned to the license holder by the department;

(2) a statement of the period for which the license is effective;

(3) a statement of the category or categories of handguns the license holder may carry as provided by Subsection (b);

(4) a color photograph of the license holder;

(5) the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair and eye color, height, weight, and signature;

(6) the license holder's residence address or, as provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a federal judge or the license holder serves as a state judge; and

(7) the number of a driver's license or an identification certificate issued to the license holder by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [department].

SECTION 36. Section 411.205, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 411.205. REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY LICENSE. If a license holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder display identification, the license holder shall display both the license holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [department] and the license holder's handgun license.

SECTION 37. Section 509.004(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The division shall require each department to:

(1) keep financial and statistical records determined necessary by the division;

(2) submit a community justice plan and all supporting information requested by the division;

(3) present data requested by the division as necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the department is eligible;

(4) submit periodic financial audits and statistical reports to the division; and

(5) submit to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] the full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and driver's license number of each person restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the restricted operator.

SECTION 38. Section 531.1533, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 531.1533. REQUIREMENTS ON ADMISSIONS OF CHILDREN TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 531.151(3)(A), (B), or (D), the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall require the child's parent or guardian to submit:

(1) an admission form that includes:

(A) the parent's or guardian's:

(i) name, address, and telephone number;

(ii) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]; and

(iii) place of employment and the employer's address and telephone number; and

(B) the name, address, and telephone number of a relative of the child or other person whom the department or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that person and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option, that person's:

(i) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety]; and

(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that person's employer; and

(2) a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating that the parent or guardian agrees to:

(A) notify the institution in which the child is placed of any changes to the information submitted under Subdivision (1)(A); and

(B) make reasonable efforts to participate in the child's life and in planning activities for the child.

SECTION 39. Section 12.092(b), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The medical advisory board shall assist:

(1) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety of the State of Texas] in determining whether[:

[(1)] an applicant for a driver's license or a license holder is capable of safely operating a motor vehicle; and [or]

(2) the Department of Public Safety in determining whether an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a concealed handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is capable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun.

SECTION 40. Section 81.011, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.011. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. In times of emergency or epidemic declared by the commissioner, the department is authorized to request information pertaining to names, dates of birth, and most recent addresses of individuals from the driver's license records of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for the purpose of notification to individuals of the need to receive certain immunizations or diagnostic, evaluation, or treatment services for suspected communicable diseases.

SECTION 41. Section 161.254, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 161.254. DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION OR DENIAL. (a) If the defendant does not provide the evidence required under Section 161.253(e) within the period specified by that subsection, the court shall order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to suspend or deny issuance of any driver's license or permit to the defendant. The order must specify the period of the suspension or denial, which may not exceed 180 days after the date of the order.

(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall send to the defendant notice of court action under Subsection (a) by first class mail. The notice must include the date of the order and the reason for the order and must specify the period of the suspension or denial.

SECTION 42. Section 485.032(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person making the delivery is an adult having supervisory responsibility over the person younger than 18 years of age and:

(A) the adult permits the use of the abusable volatile chemical only under the adult's direct supervision and in the adult's presence and only for its intended purpose; and

(B) the adult removes the chemical from the person younger than 18 years of age on completion of that use; or

(2) the person to whom the abusable volatile chemical was delivered presented to the defendant an apparently valid Texas driver's license or an identification certificate, issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety of the State of Texas] and containing a physical description consistent with the person's appearance, that purported to establish that the person was 18 years of age or older.

SECTION 43. Sections 692A.002(11) and (15), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(11) "Driver's license" means a license or permit issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or permit.

(15) "Identification card" means an identification card issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety].

SECTION 44. Sections 692A.020(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (m), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(d) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] at least monthly shall electronically transfer to the nonprofit organization under contract with the department the name, date of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and any other relevant information in the possession of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] for any person who indicates on the person's driver's license application under Section 521.401, Transportation Code, that the person would like to make an anatomical gift.

(e) The contract between the department and the nonprofit organization administering the registry must require the organization to:

(1) make information obtained from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] under Subsection (d) available to procurement organizations;

(2) allow potential donors to submit information in writing directly to the organization for inclusion in the Internet-based registry;

(3) maintain the Internet-based registry in a manner that allows procurement organizations to immediately access organ, tissue, and eye donation information 24 hours a day, seven days a week through electronic and telephonic methods; and

(4) protect the confidentiality and privacy of the individuals providing information to the Internet-based registry, regardless of the manner in which the information is provided.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e)(3) or this subsection, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], the nonprofit organization under contract to administer the registry, or a procurement organization may not sell, rent, or otherwise share any information provided to the Internet-based registry. A procurement organization may share any information provided to the registry with an organ procurement organization or a health care provider or facility providing medical care to a potential donor as necessary to properly identify an individual at the time of donation.

(g) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety], the nonprofit organization under contract with the department to administer the registry, or the procurement organizations may not use any demographic or specific data provided to the Internet-based registry for any fund-raising activities. Data may only be transmitted from the selected organization to procurement organizations through electronic and telephonic methods using secure, encrypted technology to preserve the integrity of the data and the privacy of the individuals providing information.

(h) In each office authorized to issue driver's licenses or personal identification certificates, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall make available educational materials developed by the nonprofit organization administering the registry.

(i) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] shall remit to the comptroller the money collected under Sections 521.421(g) and 521.422(c), Transportation Code, as provided by those subsections. A county assessor-collector shall remit to the comptroller any money collected under Section 502.405 [502.1745], Transportation Code, as provided by that section. Money remitted to the comptroller in accordance with those sections that is appropriated to the department shall be disbursed to the nonprofit organization administering the registry under this section under the terms of the contract between the department and the organization to pay the costs of:

(1) maintaining, operating, and updating the Internet-based registry and establishing procedures for an individual to be added to the registry;

(2) designing and distributing educational materials for prospective donors as required under this section; and

(3) providing education under this chapter.

(m) The department may require the nonprofit organization administering the registry to:

(1) implement a training program for all appropriate Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] and Texas Department of Transportation employees on the benefits of organ, tissue, and eye donation and the procedures for individuals to be added to the Internet-based registry; and

(2) conduct the training described by Subdivision (1) on an ongoing basis for new employees.

SECTION 45. Section 1805.051(d), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) The list required by Subsection (c) must contain:

(1) the proposed seller's driver's license number or Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical presentation of the license or identification card by the seller;

(2) a complete and accurate description of each business machine, including its serial number or other identifying marks or symbols;

(3) the proposed seller's certification that the information is true and complete; and

(4) if the business machine is delivered to the secondhand dealer for sale or exchange at an auction, the make, year, model, color, and registration number of the vehicle in which the business machine is transported to the auction.

SECTION 46. Section 1805.052(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) Except as provided by Section 1805.053, a report required by this chapter must contain:

(1) the name and address of the seller of the business machine;

(2) a complete and accurate description of the business machine for which the report is made, including the serial number or other identifying marks or symbols;

(3) the seller's certification that the information is true and complete; and

(4) the seller's driver's license number or Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical presentation of the license or identification card by the seller.

SECTION 47. Section 1956.001(8), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(8) "Personal identification document" means:

(A) a valid driver's license issued by a state in the United States;

(B) a United States military identification card; or

(C) a personal identification certificate issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [department] under Section 521.101, Transportation Code, or a corresponding card or certificate issued by another state.

SECTION 48. Section 1956.062(c), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) The dealer shall record the proposed seller's driver's license number or [department] personal identification certificate number on physical presentation of the license or personal identification certificate by the seller. The record must accompany the list.

SECTION 49. Sections 11.43(f) and (m), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:

(f) The comptroller, in prescribing the contents of the application form for each kind of exemption, shall ensure that the form requires an applicant to furnish the information necessary to determine the validity of the exemption claim. The form must require an applicant to provide the applicant's name and driver's license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security account number. If the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identification number, the form must allow the applicant to provide the organization's federal tax identification number in lieu of a driver's license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security account number. The comptroller shall include on the forms a notice of the penalties prescribed by Section 37.10, Penal Code, for making or filing an application containing a false statement. The comptroller shall include, on application forms for exemptions that do not have to be claimed annually, a statement explaining that the application need not be made annually and that if the exemption is allowed, the applicant has a duty to notify the chief appraiser when the applicant's entitlement to the exemption ends. In this subsection:

(1) "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 521.001, Transportation Code.

(2) "Personal identification certificate" means a certificate issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] under Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code.

(m) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (k), a person who receives an exemption under Section 11.13, other than an exemption under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or older, in a tax year is entitled to receive an exemption under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or older in the next tax year on the same property without applying for the exemption if the person becomes 65 years of age in that next year as shown by:

(1) information in the records of the appraisal district that was provided to the appraisal district by the individual in an application for an exemption under Section 11.13 on the property or in correspondence relating to the property; or

(2) the information provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Public Safety] to the appraisal district under Section 521.049, Transportation Code.

SECTION 50. Section 411.0085, Government Code, is repealed.

SECTION 51. (a) Effective January 1, 2015, the powers and duties of the Department of Public Safety with regard to driver's licenses and personal identification cards are transferred to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with this Act.

(b) Effective January 1, 2015, all rules of the Department of Public Safety are continued in effect as rules of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles until superseded by a rule of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. A license or certification issued by the Department of Public Safety is continued in effect as provided by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act. A complaint, investigation, contested case, or other proceeding pending on the effective date of this Act is continued without change in status after the effective date of this Act. An activity conducted by the Department of Public Safety is considered to be an activity conducted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(c) On September 1, 2013, or as soon as is possible after that date, the director of the Department of Public Safety shall adopt a comprehensive plan to ensure the smooth transition of all programs operated by the Department of Public Safety relating to driver's licenses or personal identification cards before January 1, 2015, from the Department of Public Safety to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

SECTION 52. Effective January 1, 2015:

(1) all money, contracts, leases, rights, property, records, and bonds and other obligations of the Department of Public Safety relating to driver's licenses and personal identification cards are transferred to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; and

(2) an employee of the Department of Public Safety Driver License Division becomes an employee of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

SECTION 53. (a) The unobligated and unexpended balance of any appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety in connection with or relating to driver's licenses and personal identification cards for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, is transferred and reappropriated to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of implementing the powers, duties, obligations, and rights of action transferred to that department under Section 51 of this Act.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall continue, as necessary, to perform the duties and functions being transferred to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles until the transfer of agency duties and functions is complete.

SECTION 54. (a) The boards of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety shall enter into or revise a joint memorandum of understanding to coordinate the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles' and the Department of Public Safety's information systems to allow for the sharing of information so that each department may effectively and efficiently perform the functions and duties assigned to it. Neither the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles nor the Department of Public Safety may impose or collect a fee or charge in connection with the sharing of information under the joint memorandum of understanding entered into or revised under this section.

(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety shall implement the joint memorandum of understanding using existing personnel and resources.

(c) Otherwise confidential information shared under the memorandum of understanding remains subject to the same confidentiality requirements and legal restrictions on access to the information that are imposed by law on the department that originally obtained or collected the information.

(d) Information may be shared under the memorandum of understanding without the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(e) The memorandum of understanding required by Subsection (a) of this section must be entered into or revised at the first official meeting of the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles occurring after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 55. (a) In addition to the memorandum of understanding required by Section 54 of this Act, the boards of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety may enter into or revise one or more other joint memoranda of understanding necessary to effect the transfer of the powers and duties of the Department of Public Safety to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under this Act. A memorandum of understanding may include an agreement for the provision of office space, utilities, and other facility services; the need for full-time equivalent positions of the Department of Public Safety to provide support services in addition to the positions transferred to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under this Act; support services; and the transfer of information technology as necessary or appropriate to effect the transfer of the powers and duties of the Department of Public Safety to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(b) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 54 of this Act apply to a memorandum of understanding entered into or revised under Subsection (a) of this section.

SECTION 56. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.