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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a waiver of fees for foster care and homeless youth for |
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driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.1015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1015. WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS |
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YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the |
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issuance of a personal identification certificate, as provided |
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under this chapter, if that person is: |
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(1) younger than 18 years of age and in the managing |
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conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; |
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(2) at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years |
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of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is |
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paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or |
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(3) a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 11434a. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.1811, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1811. WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS |
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YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the |
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issuance of a driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if |
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that person is: |
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(1) younger than 18 years of age and in the managing |
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conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; [or] |
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(2) at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years |
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of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is |
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paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or |
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(3) a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 11434a. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |