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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for fifth grade |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.018, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection |
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(f) to read as follows: |
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(a) The following people may apply to the department for a |
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state parklands passport: |
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(1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old or |
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over who has resided in the state for six consecutive months |
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preceding the date of application for a parklands passport, a |
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member of the United States armed forces on active duty who is 65 |
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years old or over, or any other individual in a category that the |
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commission by rule designates as a resident of this state who is 65 |
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years old or over; |
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(2) a veteran of the armed services of the United |
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States who, as a result of military service, has a |
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service-connected disability, as defined by the Veterans' |
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Administration, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower |
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extremity or of a 60 percent disability rating and who is receiving |
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compensation from the United States because of the disability; |
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[and] |
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(3) an individual who has a physical or mental |
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impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life |
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activities of the individual; and |
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(4) a resident of this state who is: |
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(A) a student enrolled in the fifth grade of a |
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public or private school; or |
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(B) a home-schooled student who is 11 years of |
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age. |
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(c) The holder of a state parklands passport issued on or |
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before August 31, 1995, a person whose birth date is before |
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September 1, 1930, [or] a veteran described by Subsection (a)(2), |
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or a student described by Subsection (a)(4) is entitled to enter any |
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state park without payment of an entrance or admission fee. When a |
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fee is charged by the department for entrance of a vehicle into a |
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state park, the vehicle of the holder of a state parklands passport |
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is exempt from the fee when the holder is present. |
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(f) In this section, "home-schooled student" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 29.916, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |