By: Duncan S.B. No. 1105

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and a county for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services in certain counties; authorizing a fee.

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

SECTION 1. 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 RENEWAL AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE SERVICES. (a) This section applies only to a county that has a population of 50,000 or less.

(b) The department may enter into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county to train county employees to provide services at a county office relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates, and personal identification certificates, including:

(1) taking photographs;

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

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

(4) collecting fees; and

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

(c) A participating county 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.

(e) The services shall be provided through the county tax assessor-collector unless the county tax assessor-collector declines to provide the services. If the county tax assessor-collector declines, the commissioners court may provide the services through any consenting county department.

SECTION 2. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows:

Sec. 521.428. COUNTY FEE. (a) A county that provides services under an agreement described by Section 521.008 may collect an additional fee of $1 for each transaction provided that relates to driver's license and personal identification certificate services only.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 521.425 and 521.427, the county may retain money collected under this section to cover the costs of providing services described by Subsection (a).

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.