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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enhanced Uninsured Vehicle reporting systems for the |
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Texas Department of Insurance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 601, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter O to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER O. ENHANCED REPORTING SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC |
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SAFETY |
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Sec. 601.400. DEFINITION. In this subchapter "Department" |
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and "implementing agency" means the Texas Department of Insurance. |
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Sec. 601.401. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS; RULES. (a) The |
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Texas Department of Insurance shall evaluate and implement |
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additional programs to both improve the performance of |
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Department's systems and operations designed to further reduce the |
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Uninsured Vehicle Rate of vehicles registered in Texas. |
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Sec. 601.454 AGENT RENEWAL. (a) The implementing agency, |
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under a competitive bidding procedure, may select an agent, or |
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agents to develop, implement, operate, maintain and upgrade one or |
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more programs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |