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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the improvement of driver's license issuance |
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in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Department of Public |
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Safety of the State of Texas shall contract with a third party |
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entity to conduct a study and create a report on improving the |
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process of issuing driver's licenses in this state. |
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(b) The study must examine: |
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(1) the procedures for issuing driver's licenses in |
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other states; |
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(2) technological advancements in the issuance of |
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driver's licenses, including the development of digital driver's |
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licenses; |
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(3) the process for issuing driver's licenses in this |
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state, including metrics on the amount of time between application |
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for a driver's license and receipt of a driver's license; and |
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(4) best practices for issuing driver's licenses. |
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(c) Not later than May 1, 2022, the Department of Public |
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Safety of the State of Texas shall submit to the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature the report |
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created under Subsection (a) of this section that includes: |
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(1) the findings of the study conducted under this |
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section; and |
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(2) any recommendations to improve the process for |
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issuing driver's licenses in this state. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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2022. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |