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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voluntary contributions to the evidence testing grant |
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program made when applying for a corrected or duplicate driver's |
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license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 521.012(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) When a person applies for an original, [or] renewal, |
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corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate under this chapter, the person may |
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contribute $1 or more to the evidence testing grant program |
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established under Section 772.00715, Government Code. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on the first page of each |
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application for an original, [or] renewal, corrected, or duplicate |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate that |
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allows a person applying for an original, [or] renewal, corrected, |
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or duplicate driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily |
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contributing to the grant program; and |
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(2) provide an opportunity for the person to |
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contribute to the grant program during the application process for |
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an original, [or] renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license |
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or personal identification certificate on the department's |
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Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 522.0295(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) When a person applies for an original, [or] renewal, |
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corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license under this |
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chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the evidence |
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testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on the first page of each |
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application for an original, [or] renewal, corrected, or duplicate |
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commercial driver's license that allows a person applying for an |
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original, [or] renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial |
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driver's license to indicate the amount that the person is |
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voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and |
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(2) provide an opportunity for the person to |
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contribute to the grant program during the application process for |
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an original, [or] renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial |
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driver's license on the department's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a person who applies for a corrected or duplicate driver's license, |
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commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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certificate on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |