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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to waiving fees for an original commercial driver's |
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license for veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.023(h), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) An applicant who pays the applicable fee required by |
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Section 522.029 or for whom a waiver is authorized under Section |
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522.029(a-1) is entitled to three examinations of each element |
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under Section 522.022. If the applicant has not qualified after the |
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third examination, the applicant must submit a new application |
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accompanied by the required fee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The department shall waive the fee required by |
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Subsection (a) and any applicable administrative fee if the |
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application is for an original issuance of a commercial driver's |
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license and the applicant is a veteran of the United States armed |
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forces who, within 365 days preceding the date of the application, |
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was honorably discharged from the branch of service in which the |
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person served. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.029(a-1), Transportation Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a commercial driver's license for |
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which an application was submitted on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A commercial driver's license for which an application |
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was submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect when the application was submitted, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |