BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 862 |
By: Bernal |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Informed observers assert that fees for a driver’s license and personal identification certificate should be waived for certain foster care and homeless youth because these documents are often needed to obtain employment, housing, and financial services. C.S.H.B. 862 seeks to provide for such waivers.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 862 amends the Transportation Code to exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of a personal identification certificate a person who is younger than 18 years of age and in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS); at least 18 years of age but younger than 21 years of age and resides in a foster care placement the cost of which is paid by DFPS; or a homeless child or youth as defined by federal law. The bill extends the exemption under which a person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of a driver's license on the basis of the person's status as a foster care youth to include a homeless child or youth as defined under federal law.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 862 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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