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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiver of state identification fees for certain |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is 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 or state identification certificate |
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(including but not limited to first issuances, renewals, and |
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address changes), as provided under this chapter, if that person |
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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. |
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(3) younger than 21 years of age and classified as |
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homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 |
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by the Homeless Education Liaison at the school district in which |
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they are enrolled. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |