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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for classroom |
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teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 504.517 and 504.518 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 504.517. CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this section, |
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"classroom teacher" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, |
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Education Code. |
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(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for |
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classroom teachers with at least 15 years of service teaching |
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public school students. The license plates must include the words |
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"Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public education logo. The |
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department shall design the license plates in consultation with the |
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Texas Education Agency. |
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(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $10. |
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(d) A person issued specialty license plates under this |
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section shall be issued one set of the license plates without |
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payment of the registration fee required under Chapter 502. |
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Sec. 504.518. RETIRED CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this |
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section, "retired classroom teacher" means a person who: |
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(1) was formerly employed as a classroom teacher, as |
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that term is defined by Section 5.001, Education Code; and |
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(2) is a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of |
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Texas. |
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(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for |
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retired classroom teachers with at least 20 years of service |
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teaching public school students. The license plates must include |
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the words "Retired Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public |
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education logo. The department shall design the license plates in |
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consultation with the Texas Education Agency. |
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(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $5. |
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(d) A person issued specialty license plates under this |
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section shall be issued one set of the license plates without |
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payment of the registration fee required under Chapter 502. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |