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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of "Back the Blue" specialty license |
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plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.668 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.668. BACK THE BLUE LICENSE PLATES. (a) The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates that include a thin |
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blue line and the words "Back the Blue." |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas to provide financial assistance to |
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survivors of peace officers under Chapter 615, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |