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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parking privileges of disabled veterans on the property |
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of institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.008, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A vehicle described by Subsection (a) may be parked |
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for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is |
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designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities on |
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the property of an institution of higher education, as defined by |
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Section 61.003, Education Code, even if the vehicle has not been |
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granted or assigned a parking permit otherwise required by the |
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institution. This subsection does not entitle a person to park a |
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vehicle described by Subsection (a) in a parking space or area that |
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has not been designated specifically for persons with physical |
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disabilities on the property of the institution if the vehicle has |
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not been granted or assigned a parking permit required by the |
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institution. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |