87R279 TSS-D
 
  By: Deshotel H.B. No. 2934
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety
  and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of
  renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification
  certificate services; increasing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 521.009(a), (a-1), and (c),
  Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department may establish a program for the provision
  of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification
  certificate, and personal identification certificate services by
  [in] counties, [and] municipalities, and private vendors that enter
  into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1).
         (a-1)  Under the program, the department may enter into an
  agreement with the commissioners court of a county, [or] the
  governing body of a municipality, or a private vendor to permit
  county, [or] municipal, or vendor employees to provide services at
  a county or municipal office or at a location determined by the
  vendor relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's
  licenses, election identification certificates, and personal
  identification certificates, including:
               (1)  taking photographs;
               (2)  administering vision tests;
               (3)  updating a driver's license, election
  identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
  to change a name, address, or photograph;
               (4)  distributing and collecting information relating
  to donations under Section 521.401;
               (5)  collecting fees; and
               (6)  performing other basic ministerial functions and
  tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
  election identification certificates, and personal identification
  certificates.
         (c)  A participating county, [or] municipality, or private
  vendor must remit to the department for deposit as required by this
  chapter fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate
  driver's license or personal identification certificate.
         SECTION 2.  Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.428.  COUNTY, [OR] MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE VENDOR
  FEE. A county, [or] municipality, or private vendor that provides
  services under an agreement described by Section 521.009 may
  collect an additional fee of up to $10 [$5] for each transaction
  provided that relates to driver's license and personal
  identification certificate services only.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.