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By: Perry (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) |
H.B. No. 3787 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
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and Human Services; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of an applicant's eligibility for any |
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program administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 521.044(a) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Information provided on a driver's license application |
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that relates to the applicant's social security number may be used |
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only by the department or disclosed only to: |
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(1) the child support enforcement division of the |
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attorney general's office; |
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(2) another state entity responsible for enforcing the |
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payment of child support; |
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(3) the United States Selective Service System as |
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provided by Section 521.147; [or] |
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(4) the unclaimed property division of the |
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comptroller's office; or |
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(5) the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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(c)(1) On the request of a state entity responsible for |
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investigating or enforcing the payment of child support, the |
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department shall disclose information regarding an applicant's |
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social security number. |
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(2) On the request of the Health and Human Services |
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Commission and for the purpose of assisting the commission in |
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determining an applicant's eligibility for any program |
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administered by the commission, the department shall disclose |
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information regarding an applicant's social security number. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |
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