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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to specialty license plates for people with a hearing |
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impairment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Transportation Code Section 504.664 is added to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.664. SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR HEARING |
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IMPAIRED. |
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(a) "Hearing impaired" is defined as a loss of 70 decibels |
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aided or speech discrimination of less than 50% aided. |
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(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates in |
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recognition of those with hearing impairments. The department shall |
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design the license plates to have special insignia to designate |
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that the driver is hearing impaired. |
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(c) This license plate will be distributed at no cost to the |
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individual with a hearing impairment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |