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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing of minors to operate 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 521.295(a), Transportation Code, is |
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re-enacted to read as follows: |
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(a) If the department suspends a person's license under |
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Section 521.292 or revokes a person's license under Section 521.294 |
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or 521.2965, the department shall send a notice of suspension or |
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revocation by first class mail to the person's address in the |
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records of the department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.296, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.296. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. A notice |
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of suspension under Section 521.292 or revocation under Section |
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521.294 or 521.2965 must state: |
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(1) the reason and statutory grounds for the suspension or |
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revocation; |
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(2) the effective date of the suspension or revocation; |
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(3) the right of the person to a hearing; |
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(4) how to request a hearing; and |
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(5) the period in which the person must request a hearing. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.2 |
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965. REVOCATION: PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. |
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(a) Unless the person complies with the requirements of Subsection |
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(b), the department shall revoke the license of a person under 18 |
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years of age who is enrolled at a public school, home school, or |
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private school if a school administrator or law enforcement officer |
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notifies the department that the person has been absent from school |
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for at least 20 consecutive instructional days. |
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(b) The department shall notify the person in writing of a |
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truancy report made against the person under Subsection (a). The |
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revocation of a license by the department under this section |
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becomes effective on the 30th day after the date of the notice, |
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unless before that date the person provides to the department |
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information required by the department to demonstrate the person's |
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school attendance. |
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(c) The notice provided to a person under Subsection (b) |
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must: |
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(1) state that the revocation becomes effective on the 30th |
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day after the date of the notice; and |
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(2) contain information regarding the procedures and |
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documentation that the person may provide to the department in |
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order to avoid the revocation of the person's license. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |