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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to driver's licenses and personal identification |
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certificates issued to veterans; reducing certain fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.010. SERVICES INFORMATION FOR VETERANS. The |
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department and the Texas Veterans Commission shall jointly develop |
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for veterans who receive a driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate with a veteran's designation a one-page |
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informational paper about veterans services provided by this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.102, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall provide to the recipient of a |
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personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation |
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the informational paper described by Section 521.010 at the time |
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the certificate is issued. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.1235, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall provide to the recipient of a |
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driver's license with a veteran's designation the informational |
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paper described by Section 521.010 at the time the license is |
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issued. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.4261 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.4261. REDUCED FEES FOR VETERANS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (c) and Section 521.426, the fee for the |
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issuance of a personal identification certificate or driver's |
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license for a person who qualifies for a veteran's designation |
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under Section 521.102 or 521.1235 is half the amount of the fee that |
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would otherwise apply under this chapter. |
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(b) The department shall adopt rules relating to the proof |
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of entitlement to a fee reduction under this section. |
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(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.4261, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate for which an application was submitted |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate for which an application was |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the application was submitted, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |