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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption for teachers from the payment of a fee for |
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the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.4265 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.4265. TEACHER EXEMPTION. (a) In this section, |
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"teacher" means a principal, supervisor, classroom teacher, school |
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counselor, or other full-time professional employee who is required |
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to hold a certificate issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, |
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Education Code. |
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(b) An applicant who is, at the time of application, a |
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teacher or a retired teacher is exempt from the payment of fees |
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under this chapter for the issuance of a driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate. |
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(c) The department shall require an applicant requesting an |
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exemption under this section to provide proof of the applicant's |
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entitlement to the exemption. The department shall adopt rules |
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relating to the proof of entitlement to the exemption, which may |
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include, for retired teachers, statements or other communications |
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issued by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas that evidence |
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payment of an annuity from the system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.4265, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate for which an application is submitted on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate for which an application was |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |