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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiver of certain driver responsibility program |
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surcharges on proof of commitment to enlist in the armed forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 708, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 708.1571 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 708.1571. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ENLISTMENT |
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COMMITMENT WAIVER. (a) The department shall waive all surcharges |
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assessed under this chapter for a person who commits to enlist in |
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the United States armed forces. Only unpaid surcharges assessed on |
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or before the date a person commits to enlist may be waived. |
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(b) The department shall require a person requesting a |
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waiver under this section to provide proof of the person's |
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commitment to enlist in the United States armed forces. The |
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department shall adopt rules relating to the proof of entitlement |
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to this waiver. |
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SECTION 2. Section 708.1571, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to a surcharge pending on the effective date of |
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this Act regardless of when the surcharge was assessed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |