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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to registration as an organ donor and a voluntary |
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contribution to the organ donor registry when applying for a |
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hunting or fishing license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 12.0075 and 12.0076 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 12.0075. ORGAN DONOR REGISTRATION. A person who is |
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authorized under this code to issue a hunting or fishing license of |
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any type, including a combination hunting and fishing license, |
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shall, at the time an applicant applies for a hunting or fishing |
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license: |
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(1) specifically ask the applicant only the question, |
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"Would you like to register as an organ donor?"; and |
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(2) if the applicant responds affirmatively to the |
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question asked under Subdivision (1), provide the applicant's name, |
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date of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and |
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other information needed for identification purposes at the time of |
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donation to the nonprofit organization designated to maintain and |
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administer the statewide donor registry under Section 692A.020, |
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Health and Safety Code, for inclusion in the registry. |
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Sec. 12.0076. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO ORGAN DONOR |
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REGISTRY. (a) When a person applies for a hunting or fishing |
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license of any type, including a combination hunting and fishing |
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license, under this code, the person may make a voluntary |
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contribution to the nonprofit organization designated to maintain |
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and administer the statewide donor registry under Section 692A.020, |
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Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on the first page of each |
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application for a hunting or fishing license that allows a person |
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applying for the license to indicate the amount that the person is |
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voluntarily contributing to the organization; and |
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(2) provide an opportunity for the person to |
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contribute to the organization during the application process for a |
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hunting or fishing license on the department's Internet website. |
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(c) The department shall send any contribution made under |
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this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the |
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Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section |
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692A.020, Health and Safety Code, not later than the 14th day of |
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each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the |
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department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable |
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expenses for developing and administering this section, not to |
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exceed two percent of the money collected under this section. |
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SECTION 2. To implement Sections 12.0075 and 12.0076, Parks |
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and Wildlife Code, as added by this Act, the Parks and Wildlife |
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Commission shall adopt rules as needed and the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department shall develop procedures to implement those sections. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |