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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of and contracts for certain services |
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related to certain specialty license plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.675 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.675. FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES. (a) The |
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department shall issue specialty license plates that include the |
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words "Family First." The department shall design the plates in |
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consultation with a representative of the Family First nonprofit |
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organization. |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Education |
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Agency to make grants to a nonprofit organization with chapters |
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operating in schools in this state whose primary purpose is |
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promoting the importance of fatherhood. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.851(i), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) A contract entered into by the department with a private |
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vendor under this section: |
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(1) must comply with any law generally applicable to a |
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contract for services entered into by the department; |
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(2) must require the private vendor to render at least |
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quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately |
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detail all material transactions, including information reasonably |
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required by the department to support fees that are collected by the |
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vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department |
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under the contract; [and] |
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(3) may allow or require the private vendor to |
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establish an electronic infrastructure coordinated and compatible |
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with the department's registration system, by which motor vehicle |
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owners may electronically send and receive applications, other |
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documents, or required payments, and that, when secure access is |
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necessary, can be electronically validated by the department; and |
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(4) must allow the private vendor to establish a range |
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of premium embossed specialty license plates to be sourced, |
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marketed, and sold by the private vendor. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |