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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a |
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hunting or fishing license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 231.302, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1) or (c-2), to |
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assist in the administration of laws relating to child support |
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enforcement under Parts A and D of Title IV of the federal Social |
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq. [Sections 601-617] and |
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42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq. [651-669]): |
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(1) each licensing authority shall request and each |
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applicant for a license shall provide the applicant's social |
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security number; |
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(2) each agency administering a contract that provides |
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for a payment of state funds shall request and each individual or |
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entity bidding on a state contract shall provide the individual's |
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or entity's social security number as required by Section 231.006; |
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and |
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(3) each agency administering a state-funded grant or |
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loan program shall request and each applicant for a grant or loan |
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shall provide the applicant's social security number as required by |
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Section 231.006. |
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(c-2) For purposes of issuing a fishing or hunting license, |
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the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is not required to request, |
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and an applicant is not required to provide, the applicant's social |
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security number if the applicant is 13 years of age or younger. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 11.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.005. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF CERTAIN MINORS. |
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(a) The commission may not adopt rules that require a person 13 |
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years of age or younger who applies for a license under Chapter 42, |
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46, or 50 to provide the applicant's social security number. |
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(b) The commission may adopt a rule requiring an applicant |
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described by Subsection (a) or the applicant's parent or guardian |
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to sign a statement that the applicant is not an obligor subject to |
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a child support order. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2015, the Texas Parks |
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and Wildlife Commission shall adopt any necessary rules to |
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implement this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a hunting or fishing license that is submitted |
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on or after January 1, 2016. An application submitted before that |
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date is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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