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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of an examination and issuance of a |
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temporary receipt for a driver's license by an entity other than the |
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Department of Public Safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.165, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) The department may authorize and set standards for an |
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entity described by Subsection (a), including a driver education |
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school described by Section 521.1655, to administer, and train and |
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certify examiners to administer, the examination required by |
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Section 521.161(b)(2). |
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(f) An entity described by Subsection (a) may not issue a |
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temporary receipt under Section 521.1812 to a person who has not |
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completed and passed the training and testing conducted by the |
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entity under this section. |
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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. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY RECEIPT BY THIRD |
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PARTY. (a) The department may authorize an entity described by |
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Section 521.165, including a driver education school described by |
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Section 521.1655, to issue a temporary receipt to a qualifying |
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applicant who has met all requirements for a driver's license if the |
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qualifying applicant holds a learner license issued by the |
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department under Section 521.222. |
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(b) A temporary receipt issued under Subsection (a) serves |
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as temporary permission to operate a vehicle until the department |
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provides a driver's license to the qualifying applicant. |
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(c) The department shall develop a process for an entity |
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under Subsection (a) to electronically transmit to the department |
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the documents and information required by the department for the |
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issuance of a driver's license to a qualifying applicant. |
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(d) The department shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |