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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between the Department of Public Safety and |
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counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's |
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license and other identification certificate services; authorizing |
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a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 521.008, Transportation |
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Code, as added by Chapter 1233 (S.B. 1729), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.008. [PILOT] PROGRAM REGARDING THE PROVISION OF |
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RENEWAL AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION |
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CERTIFICATE SERVICES. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 521.008(a) and (a-1), Transportation |
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Code, as added by Chapter 1233 (S.B. 1729), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may establish a [pilot] program for the |
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provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election |
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identification certificate, and personal identification |
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certificate services in counties that enter into an agreement with |
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the department under Subsection (a-1)[:
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[(1)
not more than three counties with a population of
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50,000 or less;
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[(2)
not more than three counties with a population of
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more than 50,000 but less than 1,000,001;
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[(3)
not more than two counties with a population of
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more than one million; and
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[(4)
notwithstanding Subdivisions (1)-(3), any county
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in which the department operates a driver's license office as a
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scheduled or mobile office]. |
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(a-1) Under the [pilot] program, the department may enter |
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into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county to permit |
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county employees to provide services at a county office relating to |
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the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election |
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identification certificates, and personal identification |
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certificates, including: |
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(1) taking photographs; |
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(2) administering vision tests; |
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(3) updating a driver's license, election |
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identification certificate, or personal identification certificate |
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to change a name, address, or photograph; |
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(4) distributing and collecting information relating |
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to donations under Section 521.401; |
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(5) collecting fees; and |
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(6) performing other basic ministerial functions and |
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tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, |
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election identification certificates, and personal identification |
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certificates. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |