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.