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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of the parking and removal of vehicles on |
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the campus of a public institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.202, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The booting, towing, and storage of a vehicle on |
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institutional property is governed by the rules and regulations |
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adopted under this section. To the extent of any conflict, those |
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rules and regulations prevail over Chapter 2308, Occupations Code, |
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and the following requirements of that chapter do not apply: |
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(1) as to a tow truck owned or operated by the |
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institution, the requirements of Subchapter C; |
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(2) as to a person employed by the institution, the |
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requirements of Subchapter D; |
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(3) the signage and notice requirements of Subchapter |
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F or G; |
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(4) the requirement of Section 2308.205 and 2308.252 |
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that a towing company tow a vehicle to a licensed vehicle storage |
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facility; and |
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(5) the insurance requirement of Section 2308.255. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2308.004, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This chapter applies to the booting, towing, and storage |
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of a vehicle on the property of an institution of higher education, |
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as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, only as provided by |
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Section 51.202, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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the vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |