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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to driving safety courses provided by certain |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), an |
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organization is exempt from this chapter and any fee imposed under |
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this chapter if the organization: |
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(1) is exempt from federal taxation under Section |
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501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described |
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by Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and |
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(2) provides to individuals who are at least 50 years |
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of age a driving safety course that may be used for purposes of |
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Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(a-2) Sections 1001.0561, 1001.351(b), 1001.451, and |
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1001.555 apply to an organization described by Subsection (a-1). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1001.0561 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.0561. UNIFORM CERTIFICATES OF COURSE COMPLETION |
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ISSUED BY CERTAIN EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. For an organization exempt |
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from this chapter under Section 1001.002(a-1): |
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(1) the department shall provide the organization with |
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course completion certificate numbers to enable the organization to |
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issue original and duplicate department-approved uniform |
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certificates of course completion in a manner that, to the greatest |
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extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse |
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of the certificates; and |
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(2) the organization may purchase original or |
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duplicate certificate numbers for only one approved driving safety |
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course. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |