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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license |
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fees for applicants who hold a certification in cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1954 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1954. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR APPLICANTS WHO |
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HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION. Notwithstanding |
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any other provision of this subchapter, the department shall waive |
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any fee required for the issuance of an original or renewed license |
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under this subchapter if at the time of the application the |
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applicant for the license submits to the department satisfactory |
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evidence that the applicant holds a current certification in |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by the American Heart |
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Association, the American Red Cross, or another nationally |
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recognized association. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.1812 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1812. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR APPLICANTS WHO |
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HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION. A person is |
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exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of an original |
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or renewal driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if at |
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the time of the application for an original or renewal driver's |
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license the person submits to the department satisfactory evidence |
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that the person holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the |
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American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 411.1954, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for an original or |
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renewed license to carry a handgun submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Section 521.1812, Transportation Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an application for an original or renewal |
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driver's license submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |