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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 certain applicants who hold a certification in |
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cardiopulmonary 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 CERTAIN |
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APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the |
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department shall waive any fee required for the issuance of an |
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original or renewed license under this subchapter if at the time of |
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the application the applicant for the license submits to the |
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department satisfactory evidence that the applicant: |
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(1) 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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and |
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(2) is not required to hold the certification |
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described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or |
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maintaining employment or an occupational license. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational |
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license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or |
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other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or |
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engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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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 CERTAIN |
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APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION. |
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(a) A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance |
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of an original or renewal driver's license, as provided under this |
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chapter, if at the time of the application for an original or |
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renewal driver's license the person submits to the department |
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satisfactory evidence that the person: |
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(1) 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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and |
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(2) is not required to hold the certification |
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described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or |
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maintaining employment or an occupational license. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational |
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license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or |
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other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or |
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engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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(c) The department shall establish a record of the amount of |
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the fees waived under this section that would otherwise be |
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deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund. |
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(d) On or before the fifth workday of each month, the |
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department, using available funds, shall remit to the comptroller |
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for deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund general revenue |
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in an amount equal to the amount of the fees described by Subsection |
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(c) in the preceding month. |
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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. The Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may, |
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but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using |
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other appropriations available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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