Amend CSHB 123 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 8, strike "OR UNACCOMPANIED" and substitute "CHILD OR".
(2) On page 1, lines 12 and 13, strike "or an unaccompanied youth as those terms are" and substitute "as".
(3) On page 2, line 1, strike ", HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, OR UNACCOMPANIED" and substitute "OR HOMELESS CHILD OR".
(4) Strike page 2, lines 14 and 15.
(5) On page 2, lines 17 and 18, strike ", a homeless child or youth, or an unaccompanied" and substitute "or a homeless child or".
(6) On page 3, line 2, strike "or an unaccompanied youth".
(7) On page 3, lines 25 and 26, strike ", HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, OR UNACCOMPANIED" and substitute "OR HOMELESS CHILD OR".
(8) On page 4, lines 8 and 9, strike "or an unaccompanied youth as those terms are" and substitute "as".
(9) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Section 264.121, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e-3) to read as follows:
(e-3) When obtaining a copy of a birth certificate to provide to a foster youth or assisting a foster youth in obtaining a copy of a birth certificate, the department shall obtain the birth certificate from the state registrar. If the department is unable to obtain the birth certificate from the state registrar, the department may obtain the birth certificate from a local registrar or county clerk.
SECTION ____. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
(k) A person applying for the issuance or renewal of a license, including a duplicate license or a license issued or renewed over the Internet or by other electronic means, may elect to contribute $1 or more to the identification fee exemption account established under Section 521.4265.
SECTION ____. Section 521.422, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A person applying for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card, including a duplicate personal identification card or a personal identification card issued or renewed over the Internet or by other electronic means, may elect to contribute $1 or more to the identification fee exemption account established under Section 521.4265.
SECTION ____. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 521.4265 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.4265. IDENTIFICATION FEE EXEMPTION ACCOUNT. (a) The identification fee exemption account is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. The fund consists of grants and donations made to the department for the purposes of this section, including donations received under Sections 521.421(k) and 521.422(d). The department shall administer the account. Money in the account may be appropriated for the purposes of Subsection (b).
(b) For each exemption granted under Section 521.1015 or 521.1811, the department shall deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund an amount from the identification fee exemption account under Subsection (a) that is equal to the amount of the waived fee that would otherwise be deposited to the mobility fund.
(c) The department may not grant an exemption under Section 521.1015 or 521.1811 if money is not available in the identification fee exemption account to meet the requirements of Subsection (b).